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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M80
People
Bartolomeo Pinelli, Italian (Rome, Italy 1781 - 1835 Rome, Italy)
Title
La Befana, the Old Woman who Comes down the Chimney at the Feast of the Epiphany to bring Gifts for Young Children
Other Titles
Original Language Title: La Befana
Series/Book Title: Fifty Picturesque Themes and Roman Costumes
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1810
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/259958

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 15 x 11.7 cm (5 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower margin, black printer's ink, engraved in plate: Pinelli inv. La Befana e incise 11

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Le Bl. 6, d. R. 32

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Professor C. E. Norton
Accession Year
1905
Object Number
M80
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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