DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Marble Font, Alhambra, Granada, Spain

19th-20th century

Artists

Denman Waldo RossArtist

Description

The original was done in the 10th century and is now in the Museo de la Alhambra.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and white gouache over graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

25.5 x 34.9 cm (10 1/16 x 13 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

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