The death of Darius: 1117

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Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Titles

The death of Darius

Maker(s)

Painter: Piazzetta, Giovanni Battista

Entities

Painting

Categories

Painting

Measurements and weight

Height: 40.8 cm
Width: 78.7 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1923) by Harris, Frederick Leverton

Dating

Mid 18th Century
Production date: before AD 1745

School or Style

Italian
Venetian School

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

References and bibliographic entries

The Principal Pictures in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (1929) page(s): 151
Catalogue of Paintings in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Italian School page(s): 132-133
Giambattista Piazzetta 1682-1784 page(s): 202-203

Related exhibitions

Olleverfschersen van de 16e tor de 18e eeuw

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1117
Primary reference Number: 582
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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