Who created "The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land"?

The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land was created by Pier Francesco Mola in c. 1666.

When was "The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land" created?

This artwork was created c. 1666.

What medium is "The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land"?

The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land is pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, laid down on an old album sheet.

Is "The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land" in the public domain?

Yes, The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land

Pier Francesco Mola

c. 1666

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, laid down on an old album sheet

Dimensions

sheet: 15.2 × 26 cm (6 × 10 1/4 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Donald Stone

Accession Number

2022.40.6

About the Artist

Pier Francesco Mola

Pier Francesco Mola (1612–1666) was a Roman Baroque painter celebrated for the lyrical quality of his landscapes and the painterly freedom of his figural work, qualities that set him apart from the more rigorous classicism of some of his contemporaries. Born in Coldrerio in the Swiss canton of Ticino, he spent the greater part of his career in Rome, where he underwent an extensive and eclectic for...

The Return of the Spies from the Promised Land

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