
Birth of Adonis
Giovanni Battista Cipriani, ItalianWW-1775-147157
1775·Pen and black ink, and brush and black and gray wash, on blue laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper, perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper·26.9 × 40.9 cm (10 5/8 × 16 1/8 in.)
Gift of the Ponte dell'Arte Society
Catalogue
- Year
- 1775
- Dimensions
- 26.9 × 40.9 cm (10 5/8 × 16 1/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Italian
Drawing
Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Italian (1727–1785)
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1775
- Dimensions
- 26.9 × 40.9 cm (10 5/8 × 16 1/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1775-147157
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified




