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accession number: 1983.217
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The Fall of Simon Magus, c. 1745–50. Studio of Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708–1787). Oil on canvas; framed: 207 x 133 x 10.5 cm (81 1/2 x 52 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.); unframed: 183 x 108 cm (72 1/16 x 42 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1983.217
title: The Fall of Simon Magus
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creation date: c. 1745–50
creation date earliest: 1745
creation date latest: 1750
current location: 217 Italian Baroque
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Italy, 18th century
technique: oil on canvas
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: P - Italian 18th Century
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708–1787) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 207 x 133 x 10.5 cm (81 1/2 x 52 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.); Unframed: 183 x 108 cm (72 1/16 x 42 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1983
opening date: 1984-02-22T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1983. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 22-April 8, 1984).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': ' Collecting Drawings in England. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) ( November 3, 1987-January 17, 1988).', 'opening_date': '1987-11-03T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers (1838, sale 1857 as Subleyras), sold, 1983.
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Somerville & Simpson (London, England), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1983.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Arnaud, Odette. "Subleyras." In Les Peintres Français du XVIIIe Siècle, Histoire des Vies et Catalogue des Oeuvres. Louis Dimier, ed., 49-92. Paris: Les Éditions G. van Oest, 1928.
page number: Mentioned: P. 78, no. 68
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Barsali, Isa Belli. "Documenti Vaticani per il Batoni." Studi Romani XXI, no. 3 (July-Sept. 1973): 366-372.
page number: Mentioned: P. 367; reproduced: Tav. LIX
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Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1983." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art LXXI, no. 2 (February, 1984): 39-79.
page number: Reproduced: p. 55; Mentioned: p. 68, no. 15
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Clark, Anthony M., and Edgar Peters Bowron. Pompeo Batoni: A Complete Catalogue of His Works with an Introductory Text. New York, NY: New York University Press, 1985.
page number: Mentioned: p. 28, 261; Reproduced: no. 183, pl. 171
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Chong, Alan. European & American Painting in the Cleveland Museum of Art: A Summary Catalogue. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1993.
page number: Reproduced: p. 7
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Groschner, Gabriele. Wen verführst Du, Thamar?: ikonographische Studien zu Gemälden der Residenzgalerie Salzburg. Salzburg, Austria: Die Residenzgalerie, 1993.
page number: Reproduced: p. 197, fig. 91
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Brown, Beverly Louise, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Terisio Pignatti, Oreste Ferrari, and Teresa Longyear. Giambattista Tiepolo: Master of the Oil Sketch. Milan, Italy: Electa, 1993.
page number: Reproduced: p. 49, fig. 18
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IMAGES
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print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1983.217/1983.217_print.jpg
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