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Drawing, An Angel Hammering a Chisel into a Burning Beast

This is a Drawing. It is dated early 17th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor and laid paper; verso: pen and ink. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 13.6 × 10 cm (5 3/8 × 3 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, An Angel Hammering a Chisel into a Burning Beast; Italy; pen and ink, brush and watercolor and laid paper; verso: pen and ink; H x W: 13.6 × 10 cm (5 3/8 × 3 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-481

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