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Sophonisba Preparing to Drink the Poison
Sophonisba Preparing to Drink the Poison

Sophonisba Preparing to Drink the Poison

Primary (Venice, Italy, 1675–1741)
NationalityItalian, Europe
Date1700
MediumPen and brown ink over black chalk on blue antique laid paper, laid down
DimensionsSheet: 10 3/8 × 16 1/4 in. (26.3 × 41.3 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, The Suida-Manning Collection, 2017.1284
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2017.1284
On View
Not on view
Label Text
This sheet is characteristic of the artist's extremely mobile and instinctively decorative draftsmanship.
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