Early Byzantine Carving
DrawingsBritish19th century

Early Byzantine Carving

1877-1878

Artists

John RuskinArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Blue-black, brown and purplish washes, and white gouache on faded blue-purple paper
Culture
British
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28 x 22 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Fine Arts Department, Harvard University, transferred; to Fogg Art Museum, 1924

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