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Pallas Athena and Arachne

18th century

Bernard Picart (French, 1673–1733)

09.43

Not currently on view

inkpaperengraving {printing process}

Artwork Details

ArtistCreation Date
18th century
Creation Location
France
Materials
ink on paper, engraving
Object Types
prints, engravings
Dimensions

5 x 5 in. (image) 7-7/8 x 5-3/4 in. (sheet) 20-1/4 x 15-1/4 x 1-1/2 in. (framed/Plexiglas)

Mark Description

Inscribed: (printed in Dutch is a quotation from Ovid’s Metamorphosis describing the myth of Arachne)

Accession Number
09.43
Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Anna J. Brownell and Miss Frances J. Brownell

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

Color Palette

Bequest of John Herron, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the John Herron Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1908


Exhibition Name

Venue

Dates

The Seven Deadly Sins: Pride

Bruce Museum

June 27, 2015 - October 18, 2015



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