DrawingsItalian16th century

Cupid Holding a Brazier

16th century

Artists

Giulio RomanoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash, with touches of black chalk, on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.7 × 16.7 cm (7 3/4 × 6 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., Brampton, Ontario, acquired at Sotheby's, 1981, sold to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998. Sotheby's sale, June, 1981, no. ?; placed on long-term loan to Fogg Art Museum 1981-1998. Earl of Warwick, Stratford, UK, sold at Sotheby's, New York, 1981. Warwick Castle. Sale, June, 1981. Sotheby's, New York, from the Earl of Warwick, 1981, sold to Seiden and de Cuevas, Inc., 1981. Sale, New York, June, 1981, no. ?; placed on long-term loan at Fogg Art Museum in 1981

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