DrawingsItalian16th century

Tomb Design (recto and verso)

c. 1540

Artists

Perino del VagaArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper; verso: brown ink

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 40.9 x 11.4 cm (16 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

H. (?) N. Baron von Slingelandt. H. (?) Bosch Reitz, Laren, Netherkands (?), descent from his great grandfather. Gt. grandfather: H. (?) N. Baron von Slingelandt; information from B. Weinreb B. Weinreb Limited, London, sold to Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., 1980. (Seiden & de Cuevas is now known as Vermeer Associates, Ltd) Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., Brampton, Ontario, Canada, purchased from B. Weinreb Limited, London, 1980, sold to HUAM, 1998. placed on long-term loan with Fogg Art Museum in 1980

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