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Drawing, Finding of the Cross

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Luca Giordano. It is dated ca. 1650 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is red chalk on cream laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

27.3 x 20.2 cm (10 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp: Verso, lower right center: Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Union, Lugt 457c.

It is inscribed

recto in blue crayon, upper left corner: 59; verso in graphite, lower left: L. Giordano; verso in graphite, lower right: 76; verso in graphite, lower right corner: not written up / 1901-39-2713

Cite this object as

Drawing, Finding of the Cross; Attributed to Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634 - 1705); Italy; red chalk on cream laid paper; 27.3 x 20.2 cm (10 3/4 x 7 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2713

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