DrawingsNetherlandish16th-17th century

Juno, Jupiter, and Mercury

c. 1592-95

Artists

Bartholomeus SprangerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash and white opaque watercolor over touches of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

diameter: 20.3 cm (8 in.)

Provenance

Unidentified collector, perhaps French, perhaps recent (L. 881, verso, lower left). Unidentified collector (L. 1226, verso, lower left).* [Thomas Le Claire, Hamburg], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1983; purchase in Honor of Konrad Oberhuber with Funds Presented by an Anonymous Donor, 1983.142. *Note: According to Lugt, the drawings associated with this mark were sold at F. H. de St. Priest, Paris, 7 January 1920. However, as no catalogue for this sale survives, Lugt's information cannot be corroborated.

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