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The Discovery of the True Cross

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The Discovery of the True Cross

Bernardo Strozzi

1581–1644

Medium

Pen and brown ink, over traces of leadpoint or black chalk, on off-white laid paper; framing lines in pen and darker brown ink

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Dimensions

7 1/2 x 11 3/16in. (19.1 x 28.4cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Gifts from Mrs. Gardner Cassatt, Mrs. Francis Ormond, Bessie Potter Vonnoh, William Benton, Donald Silve, William M. Ivins Jr., and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, and other gifts, bequests, and funds, by exchange, 1998

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Bernardo Strozzi

1581–1644 • Republic of Genoa

Strozzi was one of the most influential painters in Italy during the early 17th century, particularly in Genoa and Venice. His powerful and painterly religious works, genre scenes, and portraits are distinguished by their rich, glowing color and broad, energetic brushstrokes. Comment on works: Still Life; Religious; Portraits

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