Who created "Dante and Virgil Riding on the Back of Geryon"?

Dante and Virgil Riding on the Back of Geryon was created by Joseph Anton Koch in c. 1821.

When was "Dante and Virgil Riding on the Back of Geryon" created?

This artwork was created c. 1821.

Is "Dante and Virgil Riding on the Back of Geryon" in the public domain?

Yes, Dante and Virgil Riding on the Back of Geryon is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Dante and Virgil Riding on the Back of Geryon

Q: What medium is "Dante and Virgil Riding on the Back of Geryon"?

Dante and Virgil Riding on the Back of Geryon is pen and black ink over graphite on laid paper, fragments of graphite borderlines at top, left, and bottom.

Joseph Anton Koch

c. 1821

Medium

pen and black ink over graphite on laid paper, fragments of graphite borderlines at top, left, and bottom

Dimensions

sheet: 38.3 x 30 cm (15 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

Accession Number

2007.111.113

About the Artist

Joseph Anton Koch · 1768–1839

Joseph Anton Koch, born on July 27, 1768, in the remote Tyrolean village of Elbigenalp, Austria, grew up tending his family's sheep amid the dramatic Alpine landscapes that would later define his art. At age 15, Bishop Umgelder recommended him for formal training, leading to studies at the Catholic seminary in Dillingen, with a court sculptor in Augsburg, and finally at the prestigious Hohe Karlss...

Dante and Virgil Riding on the Back of Geryon

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