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God the Father with the Dove, Two Putti and a Nimbus of Cherubim

God the Father with the Dove, Two Putti and a Nimbus of Cherubim

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God the Father with the Dove, Two Putti and a Nimbus of Cherubim
ArtistItalian (Venetian), c. 1548–1628
CultureItalian
Titles
  • God the Father with the Dove, Two Putti and a Nimbus of Cherubim
Datec. 1600
PlaceItaly
MediumPen and ink and wash on laid paper, mounted on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 6 × 5 1/4 in. (15.2 × 13.3 cm)
 Mount: 9 1/16 × 8 5/8 in. (23 × 21.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alice C. Simkins
Object number79.224
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Old Master Drawings," Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 30 August - 20 October 1985 (LN:85.25).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Stamp in ink, center lower edge: [flower] JGE

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