Scene from the Life of Mutius Scaevola, after a Frieze from the Palazzo Ricci, Rome
DrawingsItalian16th century

Scene from the Life of Mutius Scaevola, after a Frieze from the Palazzo Ricci, Rome

16th century

Artists

Polidoro da CaravaggioArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink and brown wash over graphite, heightened with white gouache, on faded blue antique laid paper, laid down overall to modern laid decorated mount
Culture
Italian
Century
16th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.8 × 40.6 cm (10 15/16 × 16 in.)

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