Saint Januarius Saving Naples from an Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Verso: Small sketch of similar scene.
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Anton Domenico Gabbiani
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1652–1726 Florence
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1724
Medium: Pen and brown ink over black chalk. Framing lines in pen and brown ink. Design framed in vertical, arch-top altarpiece outline
Dimensions: sheet: 7 9/16 x 5 1/2 in. (19.2 x 14 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. John H. Wright, 1949
Accession year: 1949
Tags: Men|Saints