John Ruskin, 1819–1900, British, Head of Athena, After a Greek Amphora, undated
- Title:
- Head of Athena, After a Greek Amphora
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Watercolor, gouache and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches (21 x 14.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Drawn by Ruskin from Greek Vase | & intended for Aratra Pentalici"; in graphite lower center: <Drawn by Ruskin from Greek Vase>"; in graphite lower right: "1930.228"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous Gift, The Frederick Benjamin Kaye Memorial Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1979.12.810
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- amphora | Greek mythology | head | portrait | profile (figure) | vase | woman
- Associated People:
- Athena
- Access:
- Accessible by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: As a COVID-19 precaution, the Study Room is closed until further notice. - Exhibition History:
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Ruskin - Past: Present: Future (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-01-20 - 2000-02-27)
Unto this Last: 200 Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
- Publications:
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Timothy J. Barringer, Unto this last : two hundred years of John Ruskin, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, p. 240, cat. 56a, NJ18.R895 .B37 2019 (LC) Oversize (YCBA)
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6356
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