DrawingsItalian16th-17th century

Abraham and the Three Angels

16th-17th century

Artists

Ludovico CarracciArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink and black wash on white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

11.7 x 18.5 cm (4 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Robert Gilmor, Jr., Baltimore, MD; to his estate, 1848; to probably Gardner L. Chandler, Salem, MA; to John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892, gift; to Harvard University, 1892.

Related Artworks

Drawings

An Allegory of Time

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 1837

Graphite on cream wove paper.

19th centuryFrench

Drawings

Building Addition and Alterations, Philadelphia, 1944-1946: Scheme 2, proposed alteration to F & C offices: second floor plan (1'=32")

Walter Gropius, 1944-1946

Graphite on paper

20th centuryAmerican

Drawings

Competition Entry for "Growing House" for "Sun, Air, and House for All" Exhibition, Berlin, 1932: Ground floor plan

Walter Gropius, 1932

Graphite and colored pencils on paper

20th centuryGerman

Drawings

Untitled (bleed-through of adhered page, left page); Untitled (design for "Food" show poster, right page)

Otto Piene, 1975

Colored marker and adhesive on paper

20th centuryGerman

Drawings

Untitled (bank, left page); Untitled ("Glass column" sketch, right page)

Otto Piene, 1991

Black marker on paper

20th centuryGerman

Drawings

Mediterranean Coastal Landscape

Friedrich Nerly, 19th century

Black ink and gray wash on antique laid paper

19th centuryGerman

Drawings

Untitled [Land Route to Schellenberg, Lüneburg]

Lyonel Feininger, 8/12/1922

Graphite on paper, mounted

20th centuryGerman

Drawings

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (Franz Liszt, right page)

Otto Piene, 1997

Light purple marker on paper

20th centuryGerman

Drawings

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes with color transfer, right page)

Otto Piene, 1985

Colored marker on paper

20th centuryGerman

Drawings

Architectural Study

Unidentified Artist, 18th century

Brown ink and black wash, over black chalk, on off-white antique laid paper

18th centuryItalian

Drawings

Sketchbook

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1870-1878

Sketchbook with tan cloth covers

19th centuryBritish

Drawings

Untitled (prism designs, left page); Untitled (prism designs, right page)

Otto Piene, 1972

Blue pen on paper

20th centuryGerman