Polyphemus Hurling Rocks at Fleeing Greeks
Artist
Bartolomeo Tarsia
CultureItalian
Date18th century
MediumInk, wash, laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 x 10 in. (18.4 x 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Inscribed"T" at lower left. Circled "D.F.P." in pale blue stamped on back. Written in pencil on back "C 192 Attributed to G.D. Tiepolo-1925/7170" with the 7170 within a circle.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.105
Not on view
DescriptionItalian School ink and wash on laid paper drawing. Of a rock hurling giant. Faint small pencil sketch on back.ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Published ReferencesSPARK'S CATALOGUE, no number.
