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Gherardo Cibo

Associated Names

Gherardo Cibo

Artist, Italian, 1512 - 1600

The image shows a landscape with hills, a row of trees along the horizon, a brick structure with medieval architecture, natural elements like hills and trees extending into the distance, a curving path leading to the structure, a river with animals nearby, and two small figures walking along the path. The painting is detailed, featuring different brushstrokes for foliage and land/water, and uses a sepia color palette with dark browns for shadows and lighter tones for open areas.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown wash heightened in white on blue laid paper
Credit Line

Julius S. Held Collection, Stoddard M. Stevens Memorial Fund
Dimensions

overall: 12.7 x 21.2 cm (5 x 8 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

1983.74.17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

L. Pollak (Lugt Supp. 788b), Julius S. Held

Associated Names

Held, Peter Mark, Mr.

Exhibition History

1970

Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton; traveling exhibition, 1970, no. 115.

1985

Landscape Drawings from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985.

1988

Italian Renaissance Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988, no cat.

Bibliography

1969

Bolten, J., MD, 7:2 1969, 114.

Inscriptions

upper right in brown ink: dove ero andato co[n] M[esser] boni[fazio?] M[esser] giu[seppe] d[i] pier martino et co[n] M[esser] ipolito

Wikidata ID

Q64572094

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