DrawingsNetherlandish?16th century

Venetian Capriccio

c. 1590

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Opaque and transparent watercolor heightened with gold and silver over graphite on cream paper, framing line in black ink, red opaque watercolor, and gold

Culture

Netherlandish?

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

13.7 x 20.2 cm (5 3/8 x 7 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Eva Dencker-Winkler, Zürich, Switzerland. [Vermeer Associates, Ltd., Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

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