DrawingsItalian17th century

Diana

17th century

Artists

Guido ReniArtist

Description

three sheets joined horizontally, extra small fragment at right; silhouetted and mounted to secondary support

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black, red, and white chalk, partially incised, on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

original sheet: 126 × 57.2 cm (49 5/8 × 22 1/2 in.) mount: 128.8 × 68.8 cm (50 11/16 × 27 1/16 in.) mat: 143.5 × 81.9 cm (56 1/2 × 32 1/4 in.) frame: 149.5 × 87.9 × 3.5 cm (58 7/8 × 34 5/8 × 1 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Denman W. Ross, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1920

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