DrawingsItalian16th century

Nereids and Sea Horses

16th century

Artists

Perino del VagaArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash over black chalk on buff antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

10.4 × 27.7 cm (4 1/8 × 10 7/8 in.)

Provenance

John Du Pan (Lugt 1440). Unidentified collector (Lugt 513). Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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