Silhouetted Study of Bacchus in a Niche

Anonymous, Italian, 18th century

Medium: Pen and gray ink, brush with gray and pale brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk, on cream paper. Figure cut out along contours and pasted onto a drawn niche with an arched top (in brush and gray wash, over graphite or lead) on beige paper
Dimensions: 10-3/16 x 5-7/8 in. (25.9 x 15 cm)
Department: Drawings and Prints
Classification: Drawings
Dated: 18th century
Pixels: 1558 × 2892
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Anonymous, Italian, 18th century. Silhouetted Study of Bacchus in a Niche, 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.