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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.160
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Venetian Capriccio
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1590
Culture
Netherlandish?
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/312066

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque and transparent watercolor heightened with gold and silver over graphite on cream paper, framing line in black ink, red opaque watercolor, and gold
Dimensions
13.7 x 20.2 cm (5 3/8 x 7 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: none
  • inscription: mount, verso, lower right, graphite: 2 [encircled]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Eva Dencker-Winkler, Zürich, Switzerland. [Vermeer Associates, Ltd., Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in memory of Elizabeth and F. Gordon Morrill
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.160
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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