Artist:

Paolo de Mattheis, Italian, 1662 - 1728  Search this

Medium:

Pen and brown ink, brush and wash, black chalk on paper

Dimensions:

27 x 19.2 cm (10 5/8 x 7 9/16 in.)

Type:

figures

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Place:

Italy

Made in:

Italy

Date:

ca. 1700

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Drawing of falsehood depicted as a woman falling over while a bishop pulls off her mask. He is seated with a chalice in his other hand. Looking over his shoulder is the Virgin Mary (?) and a bird flies over at center.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund

Accession Number:

1938-88-6437

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42ef49fb3-2c2f-40ea-926d-1b9ea3217777

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-6437