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Drawing, Study for Saint Joseph's Dream

This is a Drawing. It was created by Giuseppe Diamantini. It is dated 1675–1700 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is graphite, pen and brown ink on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

34.8 × 21.3 cm (13 11/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

"G.R." (on old mount, soaked off, May 1959) The mounts bears the inscription (in pencil) "No. 16--50 cts."

It is inscribed

Back: "Map[p]amondo" Trans.: globe Below: "...formato da tre il Mondo la Croce il Demonio con..." Trans.: ...formed by three the World, the Cross, the Devil with...

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for Saint Joseph's Dream; Giuseppe Diamantini (Italian, 1621 - 1705); Italy; graphite, pen and brown ink on white laid paper; 34.8 × 21.3 cm (13 11/16 × 8 3/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-144

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