DrawingsItalian16th century

Saint James the Less (Hercules or a Prophet)

16th century

Artists

Baccio BandinelliArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over graphite (?) on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

40.3 × 23.8 cm (15 7/8 × 9 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Muller, Amsterdam. John Charles Robinson, London (Lugt 1433). Adalbert von Lanna, Prague (Lugt 2773). Charles A. Loeser, Florence, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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