DrawingsItalian16th century

Study for "Paradise," planned for the Sala del Maggior Consiglio, Palazzo Ducale, Venice

c. 1582-1583

Artists

Jacopo Palma GiovaneArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall to thick cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

29.5 x 56.4 cm (11 5/8 x 22 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Louis Dimier, Paris (Lugt 1721c), possibly Paris, 1921. [1] Richard S. Davis, Wayzata, sold; to [Robert M. Light & Co., Santa Barbara], sold; to Donald Outerbrigde, partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995. [1] Possibly by sale in Paris, 1921 with M. Paulme and G. B. Lasquin. See Lugt Sale, December 15, 1921.

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