Design for a Wall Decoration with the Sacrifice of Abraham and the Flight into Egypt
Giovanni Lanfranco
1582–1647
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on blue paper; architectural moldings above and below indicated in ruled black chalk lines
Dimensions
sheet: 6 1/4 x 16 in. (15.9 x 40.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Walter C. Baker Gift, 1968
Accession Number
68.51
Tags
InfantsMenAbrahamHorses
About the Artist
Giovanni Lanfranco · 1582–1647
Most famous for his dome frescoes, including the 'Assumption of the Virgin' in the dome of S Andrea della Valle in Rome. Italian artist. Comment on works: History