Detail of The Ascension of Saint John the Evangelist, after Giotto (recto and verso)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1936.150.320
People: Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England)
After Giotto di Bondone, Italian (1266 - 1337)
Title: Detail of The Ascension of Saint John the Evangelist, after Giotto (recto and verso)
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 19th-20th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/306907

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Watercolor on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
Dimensions: 28.7 × 14.5 cm (11 5/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
image: 24 × 10.4 cm (9 7/16 × 4 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Denman W. Ross, Class of 1875
Accession Year: 1936
Object Number: 1936.150.320
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: This drawing is based on the Giotto mural at the Peruzzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence.

Verification Level

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