The End of the World, after Signorelli

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1934.209
People: Lewis W. Rubenstein, American (Buffalo, NY 1908 - 2003 Shelburne, VT)
Copy after Luca Signorelli, Italian (Cortona, Italy 1445/50 - 1523 Cortona, Italy)
Title: The End of the World, after Signorelli
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Copy of fresco detail by Signorelli at Orvieto
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 20th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/306765

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Watercolor and white gouache over graphite on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

37 x 27 cm (14 9/16 x 10 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

label: removed from old mount, now in curatorial file, paper, printed: Bainbridge / Illustration / Board / Trade - Number 37 - Mark / 22 x 30 or 30 x 40 / Single or Double / Thick / When ordering - specify size and thickness

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Lewis W. Rubenstein, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1934.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Lewis W. Rubenstein, class of 1930
Accession Year: 1934
Object Number: 1934.209
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary: This is a copy of a detail of The End of the World, part of a fresco cycle painted by Signorelli between 1499 and 1504 in the Chapel of San Brizio at the Cathedral at Orvieto.

Verification Level

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