Alexander Cutting the Gordian Knot, Study for a Fresco in the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1501–47
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash highlighted with white, squared in black chalk
Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 4 7/16in. (19 x 11.2cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1984
Accession year: 1984
Tags: Swords|Alexander The Great|Men