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1938

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Drawing, The Assumption of the Virgin

This is a Drawing. It was created by Ventura Salimbeni and after Taddeo Zuccaro. It is dated early 17th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is red crayon, pen and ink, brush and gray wash, and sepia on paper. 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

14.1 × 25.8 cm (5 9/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On the back the rubber stamp: "MB"(?) inside a square.

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Assumption of the Virgin; Ventura Salimbeni (Italian, 1568 - before 1613); After Taddeo Zuccaro (Italian, 1529 - 1566); Italy; red crayon, pen and ink, brush and gray wash, and sepia on paper; 14.1 × 25.8 cm (5 9/16 × 10 3/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-7701

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