Phaeton Taking Leave of Apollo

Accession Number
1970/2.39

Title
Phaeton Taking Leave of Apollo

Artist(s)
Prospero Fontana

Object Creation Date
16th century

Medium & Support
black chalk with blue wash, heightened with white on blue paper

Dimensions
15 ½ in x 10 ¾ in (39.37 cm x 27.31 cm);21 in x 16 3/10 in (53.34 cm x 41.43 cm);28 ⅛ in x 22 ⅛ in (71.44 cm x 56.2 cm)

Credit Line
Gift through the Estate of Edward Sonnenschein

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
Apollo
arches
buildings
columns
horses
trees

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