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War and Divine Law

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Figure of a faun in uniform, carrying a large sword, which he holds forward with a mailed glove at his feet, faces a violently movemented figure who holds the tablets of the Divine Law before him. Other figures at right.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863
Date
1820-1850
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Medium
Pen and bistre ink on paper
Dimensions
19.3 × 27.2 cm (7 5/8 × 10 11/16 in.)
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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