Venus and the Dead Adonis (recto); Sketches of Venus and the Dead Adonis; several sketches of kneeling and standing figures (verso)

Venus and the Dead Adonis (recto); Sketches of Venus and the Dead Adonis; several sketches of kneeling and standing figures (verso) by Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

Medium

Red chalk over graphite or lead underdrawing on light tan laid paper (recto); pen and brown ink over red chalk; graphite or lead (verso)

Dimensions

10-1/2 x 8-3/4 in. (26.7 x 22.2 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880

Accession Number

80.3.365

Tags

AdonisVenusDeath

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