id:			128387
accession number:	1951.350
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.350
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:18.717000

Building of the Ark, first half 1700s(?). Alessandro Magnasco (Italian, 1667–1749). Black chalk and brush and brown wash; sheet: 32.5 x 25.3 cm (12 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1951.350

title:				Building of the Ark
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creation date:			first half 1700s(?)
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1749
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Italy, 18th century
technique:	black chalk and brush and brown wash
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Italian
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Alessandro Magnasco (Italian, 1667–1749)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 32.5 x 25.3 cm (12 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
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	description:	light brown laid paper
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions
	opening date:   1980-10-21T04:00:00
	<i>Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 1980-February 15, 1981).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions (Oct. 21, 1980-Feb. 15, 1981).', 'opening_date': '1980-10-21T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Erich Lederer, Geneva (according to departmental card). [Harold W. Parsons] (according to departmental card)
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1951.350/1951.350_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1951.350/1951.350_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1951.350/1951.350_full.tif