Who created "A Deathbed Scene"?

A Deathbed Scene was created by Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century in 17th century.

When was "A Deathbed Scene" created?

This artwork was created 17th century.

Is "A Deathbed Scene" in the public domain?

Yes, A Deathbed Scene is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

A Deathbed Scene

Q: What medium is "A Deathbed Scene"?

A Deathbed Scene is Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on light tan paper. Squared in black chalk.

Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

17th century

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on light tan paper. Squared in black chalk

Dimensions

5-11/16 x 6-1/8 in. (14.4 x 15.5 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cephas G. Thompson, 1887

Accession Number

87.12.45

Tags

SufferingDeathBedsHuman Figures

Art Historical Context

In the hushed intimacy of the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department lies *A Deathbed Scene*, poignant 17th-century work by an anonymous Italian artist from the Roman-Bolog school. Crafted on light tan paper with pen and brown ink, brush brown wash over faint black chalk traces, this small drawing (5-11/16 x 6-1/8 in.) captures a moment of profound human vulnerability. Squared in black chalk, it hints at its role as a preparatory study, likely up for a larger painting or fresco common practice in Baroque workshops. Emerging from Bologna and Rome's vibrant artistic circles, in...

A Deathbed Scene

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