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Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis
Ludovico Carracciprobably c. 1592
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis
- Creator: Lodovico Carracci
- Date Created: probably c. 1592
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 21.1 x 14 cm (8 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Provenance: Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)[Lugt 2092], London; probably William Gibson (died 1703; the notation on the verso similar to those found on other drawings from his collection); (Yvonne Tan Bunzl, London, by 1973); purchased by NGA, 1975.
- Rights: CC0
- Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening on paper washed orange-brown
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