A Sacrifice with Two Warriors Standing Beside an Altar

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1969.12
People: Copy after Polidoro da Caravaggio, Italian (Caravaggio, near Bergamo, Italy c. 1499 - 1543 Messina, Italy)
Title: A Sacrifice with Two Warriors Standing Beside an Altar
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 16th century
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/296433

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Brown ink and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper
Dimensions: 13.4 × 20.8 cm (5 1/4 × 8 3/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, William C. Heilman Fund and Gifts for Special Uses Fund
Accession Year: 1969
Object Number: 1969.12
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: mounted overall to decorative mount

Publication History

Edward Saywell, "Guide to Drawing Terms and Techniques", Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1998), vol. VI, no. 2, pp. 30-39, p. 31 under "Collector's mark"

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