DrawingsItalian16th century

Sphinx

16th century

Artists

Perino del VagaArtist

Giulio RomanoArtist after

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper inset into cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

16.9 × 12 cm (6 5/8 × 4 3/4 in.)

Provenance

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

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