Scene of a Baptism of a Woman by a Bishop with Onlookers

Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

17th century · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash (small accidental stains of white gouache on lower left), over red chalk, on light brown paper; surface of paper rubbed extensively with black charcoal or chalk dust; framing outlines in the shape of a lunette in pen and dark brown ink by the artist · Drawings and Prints

Artist

Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

Date

17th century

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash (small accidental stains of white gouache on lower left), over red chalk, on light brown paper; surface of paper rubbed extensively with black charcoal or chalk dust; framing outlines in the shape of a lunette in pen and dark brown ink by the artist

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880