The Sword of Damocles
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Giuseppe Piattoli
Artist bio: Italian, documented Florence, 1785–1807
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1785–1807
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and  brown wash
Dimensions: 16-5/8 x 23-1/4 in. (42.2 x 59.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Accession year: 1880
Tags: Swords|Men|Crowd