id:			128384
accession number:	1951.348
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.348
updated:		2023-03-20 14:14:09.469000

The Conversion of St. Paul, after 1575. Lelio Orsi (Italian, 1511–1587). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash; sheet: 47.2 x 33 cm (18 9/16 x 13 in.); secondary support: 49 x 33.2 cm (19 5/16 x 13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1951.348

title:				The Conversion of St. Paul
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creation date:			after 1575
creation date earliest:		1575
creation date latest:		1600
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Italy, 16th century
technique:	pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Italian
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Lelio Orsi (Italian, 1511–1587)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 47.2 x 33 cm (18 9/16 x 13 in.); Secondary Support: 49 x 33.2 cm (19 5/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
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	description:	light brown laid paper (with two pieces laid paper added to top corners), laid down on beige(1) laid paper
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	inscription:	lower right, in brown ink: Michelangelo / Bonarota f.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Drawings
	opening date:   1963-01-11T05:00:00
	<i>Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 11-September 10, 1963).

	title:		Old Master Drawings
	opening date:   1964-03-10T05:00:00
	<i>Old Master Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-31, 1964).

	title:		Italian Prints and Drawings
	opening date:   1968-01-30T05:00:00
	<i>Italian Prints and Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-February 25, 1968).

	title:		The Draftsman's Eye: Late Italian Renaissance Schools and Styles
	opening date:   1979-03-06T05:00:00
	<i>The Draftsman's Eye: Late Italian Renaissance Schools and Styles</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 6-April 22, 1979).

	title:		I and Thou
	opening date:   1984-02-21T05:00:00
	<i>I and Thou</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 21-May 27, 1984).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA, I and Thou (Feb. 21-May 27, 1984).<br>CMA, The Draftsman's Eye: Late Italian Renaissance Schools and Styles (Mar. 6-Apr. 22, 1979), no. 87, illus., pp. 83, 107.<br>CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Dec. 1, 1970-Jan. 31, 1971; Mar. 16, 1971-    (Gallery F remained open)).<br>CMA, Italian Prints and Drawings (Jan. 30-Mar. 26, 1968).<br>CMA, Old Master Drawings (Mar. 10-30, 1964).<br>CMA, "Drawings from the Collection" (Jan. 11-Sep. 10, 1963).

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PROVENANCE

	Richard Cosway(?), London (Lugt 628(?), lower right, in black ink). Unidentified stamp (verso, upper right, visible through transmitted light). [Durlacher Bros.] (according to departmental card)
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