Saturn Devouring One of His Children
DrawingsItalian16th century

Saturn Devouring One of His Children

16th century

Artists

Polidoro da CaravaggioArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink and brown wash with traces of black chalk, heightened with white gouache, on four pieces of blue antique laid paper, laid down to thick cream antique laid paper (the mount of the collector John Skippe)
Culture
Italian
Century
16th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.3 x 13.6 cm (10 3/4 x 5 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Peter (d. 1718) Sylvester, London, England (L. 2108). John Skippe, London, England sold [through his sale, Christie's, London, November 20-21, 1958]; to [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London], sold; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Cunningham, 1959, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959.

Related Artworks

View More
Ganymede
Drawings
Ganymede
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 16th century

Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper; wings of eagle incised with stylus and damaged, parts then retouched

16th centuryItalian
Christ Attended by Angels
Drawings
Christ Attended by Angels
Unidentified Artist, 16th-17th century

Brown ink, brown wash and graphite or black chalk on cream antique laid paper

16th-17th centuryItalian?
Saint Held by Soldiers
Drawings
Saint Held by Soldiers
Unidentified Artist, 15th-16th century

Brown ink, brown wash, white gouache, traces of black chalk and scratchwork at left, laid down overall to cream antique laid paper

15th-16th centuryItalian
Design for an Altarpiece
Drawings
Design for an Altarpiece
Parmigianino, c. 1520

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper, laid down

16th centuryItalian
The Marriage of the Virgin
Drawings
The Marriage of the Virgin
Francesco Vanni, 16th century

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk heightened with white gouache on cream antique laid paper, stylus underlining in architectural elements

16th centuryItalian
Adoration of the Magi
Drawings
Adoration of the Magi
Giulio Campi, c. 1520

Brown ink, brown wash, black chalk and white gouache with significant retouching on dark cream antique laid paper

16th centuryItalian
Study of Two Hands; verso: Illegible Sketches
Drawings
Study of Two Hands; verso: Illegible Sketches
Leandro Bassano, 16th-17th century

Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper; verso: red and black chalk

16th-17th centuryItalian
Trabeation; verso: Fragment of Architectural Carving
Drawings
Trabeation; verso: Fragment of Architectural Carving
Sangallo family, 16th century

Brown ink, incised, on cream antique laid paper inlaid into off-white antique laid album page; verso: brown ink, incised, off-white antique laid album page also incised

16th centuryItalian
FIgure of a Woman
Drawings
FIgure of a Woman
Paris Bordone, 16th century

Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, discolored brown, laid down overall to antique laid decorative mount

16th centuryItalian
Sibyl; verso: Turbaned Head and Muscle Study of an Arm
Drawings
Sibyl; verso: Turbaned Head and Muscle Study of an Arm
Pontormo (Jacopo Carrucci da Pontormo), 16th century

Red chalk with erased highlights on buff antique laid paper; verso: black chalk and brown ink

16th centuryItalian
Design for an Overdoor
Drawings
Design for an Overdoor
Jacopo Bertoia, 16th century

Black chalk, brown ink, brown wash and white gouache, on cream antique laid paper prepared with a pale tan wash

16th centuryItalian
Studies of a Bound Nude Figure
Drawings
Studies of a Bound Nude Figure
Giovanni Battista di Jacopo called Rosso Fiorentino, 16th century

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper

16th centuryItalian
Saturn Devouring One of His Children | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI