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.

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