The Creation of Eve, between late 16th and mid-17th century

  • Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian, 1581-1647

Pen and brush and brown ink over graphite on paper mounted to a sheet of heavy cream laid which is drawn with elaborate french margins

  • Image: 11 1/8 × 9 3/8 inches (28.3 × 23.8 cm) Mount: 14 1/2 × 12 15/16 inches (36.8 × 32.9 cm)

Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps

09.1SDR155

Department

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Inscribed, in brown ink, lower left: [illegible] Inscribed, in black ink, lower left, verso: No. 155 Scripps Collection of Drawings Inscribed, in pencil, center, verso: 78 Inscribed, lower left, verso: Giovanni Lanfranc(-) | 1581-1647

Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Giovanni Lanfranco, The Creation of Eve, between late 16th and mid-17th century, pen and brush and brown ink over graphite on paper mounted to a sheet of heavy cream laid which is drawn with elaborate French margins. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1SDR155.