DrawingsItalian17th century

Death of Saint Peter Martyr

17th century

Artists

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)Artist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and gray wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall to cream wove paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

52.8 × 38 cm (20 13/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Stephen Higgons, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1960

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