Etching: Le Dessinateur (Coast Scene with an Artist)

1950.07.0006

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Artifact Identification Etching: Le Dessinateur (Coast Scene with an Artist)   (1950.07.0006)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Art
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker Lorrain, Claude 1600-1682 CE
Geographic Location
Period/Date Renaissance, c. 1638/1641
Culture French

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (N/A) 12.5 cm
Dimension 2 (N/A) 17.7 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 2 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Paper, Pigment--ink
Manufacturing Processes Etching, Printing
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description

X

Description N/A
Comparanda

National Gallery of Art, Claude Lorrain's "Coat Scene with an Artist (Les Dessinateur)" c. 1638/1641. http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.57632.html

Bibliography

Mannocci, Lino. "The Etchings of Claude Lorrain." New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1989.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Henry V. Putzel in Memory of Neil C. Brooks
Reproduction no
Reproduction Information 4/30/08 Print Review by Robert La France, Associate Curator of Pre-Modern Art at Krannert Art Museum: No comments specific to piece, paper is accurate to the period of creation, which implies that it is authentic.

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