Bacchanal
| Title | Bacchanal |
|---|---|
| Artist | Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596–1669) |
| Date | mid-1600s 17th century |
| Medium | pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache; incised, framing lines in brown ink over traces of black chalk |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Origin | Italy Italy |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bacchanal, mid-1600s. Circle of Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596–1669). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache; incised, framing lines in brown ink over traces of black chalk; sheet: 26.3 x 43.5 cm (10 3/8 x 17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1954.688 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Bacchanal” is a work by Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596–1669), dated mid-1600s. It is executed in pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache; incised, framing lines in brown ink over traces of black chalk and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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