DrawingsItalian17th century

Saint Francis Praying

17th century

Artists

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)Artist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28.8 × 20.5 cm (11 5/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Dan Fellows Platt, Englewood, New Jersey. [Ferargil Galleries, New York], sold; to Paul J. Sachs (by 1938), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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