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This is a painting of an allegorical scene featuring two figures. The composition is energetic, with sweeping lines and a sense of motion. The painting is done in sepia tones with loose, cursive lines. The figures are surrounded by swirling shapes and partial impressions of elements.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
Aurora's Tryst with Time Interrupted
Giuseppe Passeri
- Date
- c. 1700
- Medium
- pen and brown ink with brown and red wash, red and black chalk, heightened with white gouache on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 23.6 x 18.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 2009.70.185
- Credit line
- Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
- Time span
- 1651 to 1700
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Woman
- Female nude
- Figures
Provenance
Possibly Hartwell Delagarde Grissell (sale, 28 May 1925, lot 18, "Giovanni Passeri, Allegory of Time, red chalk and brush, 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in."). (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, by 1961). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.
Inscription
by unknown hand on mount, center verso in graphite: Giuseppe PASSERI / Aurora
NGA object ID 143839. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.