Not on display

The killing of the Niobids: Bringers of offerings

Raffaellino da Reggio (1550 - 1578)

Artist/Maker

Material / Technique

Black chalk. Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white on blue paper

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 26,2 x 32,1 cm

Inventory numberNMH 364/1863

AcqusitionTransferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum (Carl Gustaf Tessin)

Other titlesTitle (sv): Dödandet av niobiderna: Bärare av gåvor Title (en): The killing of the Niobids: Bringers of offerings Inventory title (sv): Fris föreställande babeln om Niobé (7 plancher)

DescriptionDescription: The killing of the Niobids: Bringers of offerings. Laid down. Numbered at lower right in pen and brown ink: 304 (Sparre) and 1. Nos 517-523 are copies of grisailles by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the facade of Palazzo Cesi (Lancelotti) in Rome. Another copy by Motta after Polidoro is in Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum. [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 517]

Collection

Geographical origin

Geographical origin: Italy

MaterialInk, Paper

TechniqueDrawing, Elevated