Study for the Fall of Simon Maqus, S. Paolo Maggiare, Naples
Francesco Solimena · 1690
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"Study for the Fall of Simon Maqus, S. Paolo Maggiare, Naples" is a drawing by Italian painter Francesco Solimena (1657–1747), created in 1690. The medium is pen and brown ink, gray, green, and rose washes over graphite. The dimensions are not provided in the catalogue record.
The artwork was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1971 through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Joseph Pulitzer Beguet, and is classified under "Drawings" in the "Drawings and Prints" department. Its provenance and culture are not specified in the provided data.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several other works by Francesco Solimena, including "The Birth of the Virgin" (ca. 1690), "Diego Pignatelli d'Aragona (1687–1750) and an Enslaved Servant" (probably 1731 or 1732), and "The Prophetess Deborah Ordering Barak to Take Arms against Sisera" (1728–33).
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