Who created "Christ on the Mount of Olives (recto); Study of a Cypress (verso)"?

Christ on the Mount of Olives (recto); Study of a Cypress (verso) was created by Alonso Cano in ca. 1640–50.

Is "Christ on the Mount of Olives (recto); Study of a Cypress (verso)" in the public domain?

Yes, Christ on the Mount of Olives (recto); Study of a Cypress (verso) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Christ on the Mount of Olives (recto); Study of a Cypress (verso)

Q: When was "Christ on the Mount of Olives (recto); Study of a Cypress (verso)" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1640–50.

Alonso Cano

ca. 1640–50

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk; framing line in pen and brown ink, and black chalk; verso: since it is lined with Japan paper and thus the design is indistinct; black chalk (?)

Dimensions

Sheet: 5 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (13.4 x 17.1 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Anonymous Gift, 2012

Accession Number

2012.222.1a, b

Christ on the Mount of Olives (recto); Study of a Cypress (verso)

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