DrawingsItalian17th century

Temptation of Christ

17th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on tan antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

16.6 × 10.8 cm (6 9/16 × 4 1/4 in.)

Provenance

W. A. White, Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1918. Paul Sandby, London (Lugt 2112). First sale of drawings in 1785; last sale in 1824. Bindon (d. 1855) Blood, Ennis, Ireland & Edinburgh, Scotland (Lugt 3011). Barker.

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