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Scene of the Inquisition
Draughtsman: Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto)
Shows the torture called 'the hoist'
Height: 207 mm
Width: 177 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1958) by Knowles, Guy John Fenton
1625 CE - 1630 CE
Cf. drawing of the same subject at Providence, Rhode Island [no.50.060
Support composed of paper ( brown)
Drawing : Pen and sepia on brown paper
Accession number: PD.44-1958
Primary reference Number: 6010
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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