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A Young Man Sitting on a Stool Reading a Book (recto); The Fall of Man (a fragment of the lower part) (verso)

Luca della Robbia, Domenico Venezianoc. 1450

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

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Title: A Young Man Sitting on a Stool Reading a Book (recto); The Fall of Man (a fragment of the lower part) (verso)
Creator: Florentine 15th Century (possibly Domenico Veneziano or Luca della Robbia)
Date Created: c. 1450
Physical Dimensions: sheet: 21.6 x 13.9 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Provenance: Van Eekelen, Netherlands (20th century) (not in Lugt; information from Armin Kunz). (sale, Bassenge, Berlin, 5 June 2009, no. 6182); (C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2009 by NGA
Medium: pen and brown ink heightened with white gouache on laid paper (recto); black chalk with brown ink (verso)

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