Alexander Cutting the Gordian Knot, Study for a Fresco in the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, by Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi), 1501–47
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Alexander Cutting the Gordian Knot, Study for a Fresco in the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome

Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome)

1501–47

Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash highlighted with white; squared in black chalk
Classification
Drawings
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 4 7/16in. (19 x 11.2cm)
Culture
Italian
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1984
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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