Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions:
10.3 x 13.8 cm (4 1/16 x 5 7/16 in. )
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
ca .1596
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Recto: Romans battling within an arena. A man lies dead at center left, with three others standing over him. Hannibal watches from a viewing box at left. His elephant is at right, confronted by a fourth soldier. An elephant trunk is roughly outlined on the ground below. In the right background are fighting soldiers at the entrance to the street. Multiple inscriptions throughout indicating corrections to be made.
Verso: Italian inscription relating to Pliny the Elder's Natural History, Book 8, chapter 7.
