Attributed to Palma il Giovane
1544-1628
The Harrowing of Hell
8 5/8 x 11 7/16 inches (207 x 290 mm)
Red chalk, pen and brown ink. Upper and lower left corners cut.
2008.26
Bequest of Alex Gordon.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in brown ink at lower left, da Palma; in brown ink on reverse of mount, D.G. n:°29. Gordon inv. G 1092.
Watermark: Angel inside circle, sumounted by trefoil.
Watermark: Angel inside circle, sumounted by trefoil.
Associated names
Sagredo, Zaccaria former owner.
Seligman, Germain former owner.
Gordon, Alex former owner.
Seligman, Germain former owner.
Gordon, Alex former owner.
Bibliography
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, N.C., In memory of William R. Valentiner, 1880-1958. Masterpieces of art representing his achievements during fifty years of service in American museums, no. 42 (as Palma Giovane).
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Classification
Century Drawings
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