Father Tiber
ArtistAfter
Lodovico Carracci
(Italian, 1555-1619)
CultureItalian
DateNo Date
MediumCrayon, laid paper, sanguine
DimensionsOverall: 7 9/16 x 10 3/8 in. (19.2 x 26.4 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"I.E.H." or "IH" lower left corner in ink.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.49.7
Not on view
DescriptionSanguine, crayon on laid paper. Mounted on stiff paper. A personification of the Tiber River-- Father Tiber, an elderly man with wild hair and a beard, sitting next to a jug on its side with water. Exhibition History"Myths & Allegories" June-Nov. 1955, West Gallery, Norfolk Museum. Published ReferencesOLD MASTER DRAWING CATALOGUE, Nov. 1950, #12.
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