Soldiers Playing Cards
DrawingsItalian16th century

Soldiers Playing Cards

16th century

Artists

Michelangelo Merisi da CaravaggioArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink and brown wash on tan antique laid paper
Culture
Italian
Century
16th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

23.4 × 20.3 cm (9 3/16 × 8 in.)

Provenance

Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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