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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2004.88
People
Crispijn de Passe I, Dutch (Arnemuiden, Zeeland 1564 - 1637 Utrecht)
Title
Venus Warming Her Hands
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
16th-17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293903

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink and traces of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, incised, framing line in brown ink, attached to mount with two brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
diam.: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
mount: 11.9 x 11.7 cm (4 11/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: mount, lower left, brown ink: C. de Pas
  • watermark: none visible

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Christie's, Amsterdam, 14 November 1994, lot 12, repr.]; to [Vermeer Associates Ltd., Brampton, Ontario], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004; the Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in memory of Liliane Soriano and in honor of José Soriano, 2004.88.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in memory of Liliane Soriano and in honor of José Soriano
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
2004.88
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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