1957.4: Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1957.4

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

c. 1520

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/297255

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brush and black ink with lead white gouache on brown prepared antique laid paper

Dimensions

diam.: 15.3 cm (6 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Robert Lehman, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Robert Lehman

Accession Year

1957

Object Number

1957.4

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Penley Knipe, "Grounds for Investigation: Drawing Materials and Techniques", Review / Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, Fall 1998), p. 9, repr. fig. 1
• Edward Saywell, "Guide to Drawing Terms and Techniques", Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1998), vol. VI, no. 2, pp. 30-39, p. 31 under "Chiaroscuro drawing"
• Edward Saywell, Behind the Line: The Materials and Techniques of Old Master Drawings, Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 1998), vol. 6, no. 2, checklist no. 37, p. 28, and pp. 10 and 24, fn. 12, fig. 5
• Penley Knipe, "Grounds on Paper: An Examination of Eight Early Drawings" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1998), Unpublished, pp. 1-22 passim

Exhibition History

• Behind the Line: The Materials and Techniques of Old Master Drawings, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/03/1998 - 12/30/1998

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