DrawingsItalian16th century

Samson and the Philistine (recto and verso)

16th century

Artists

Jacopo TintorettoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk and white gouache on blue antique laid paper (recto and verso)

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

38.5 × 23.2 cm (15 3/16 × 9 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Charles A. Loeser, Florence, bequest; to Paul J. Sachs, 1932, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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