1934.210.27: Plan of Arena Chapel, Padua, after Giotto; verso: Copies after Giotto

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1934.210.27

People

Lewis W. Rubenstein, American (Buffalo, NY 1908 - 2003 Shelburne, VT)
After Giotto di Bondone, Italian (1266 - 1337)

Title

Plan of Arena Chapel, Padua, after Giotto; verso: Copies after Giotto

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

sketchbook page, drawing

Date

1931 - 1932

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/49070

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink and graphite on cream wove paper; verso: graphite, black ink, watercolor

Dimensions

41.7 x 33 cm (16 7/16 x 13 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: uppr right corner, graphite: 2
• inscription: lower right corner, graphite: A
• inscription: verso, upper right corner, graphite: 17
• inscription: verso, lower right corner, blue ink: A
• inscription: black ink, in artist's hand: vices side (left) / virtues side (right) / Plan of walls and ceiling--showing main movements / and centers of focus in the individual compositions. / ARENA CHAPEL, PADUA
• inscription: verso, black ink, in artist's hand: TWO DRAMATIC SEQUENCES [and other notes]
• inscription: verso, lower left corner, graphite: B

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

1934.210.27

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

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