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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G5789
People
Attributed to August Temmel, German (Ratibor, Germany c. 1800 - 1840 Rome)
After Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian (Caprese, Italy 1475 - 1564 Rome, Italy)
Title
The Libyan Sibyl, after Michelangelo
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/30651

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black and white chalk on off-white wove paper prepared with beige ground
Dimensions
57.5 x 44.4 cm (22 5/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right, graphite: After Michel-Angelo

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, William Gray, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G5789
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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