The Finding of Moses

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The Finding of Moses

1810-1820

Tommaso Maria Conca (Italian, 1734–1822)

Conca produced fresco decorations for the Villa Borghese in Rome and for the vault of an important room in Pope Pius VI's ambitious new sculpture museum in the Vatican. In this drawing of an Old Testament subject, several principles of Neoclassical draughtsmanship are evident in the friezelike and carefully balanced composition, the firm contours of the figures, and the work's high degree of finish.

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Object Details

Title:

The Finding of Moses

Date:

1810-1820

Artist:

Tommaso Maria Conca (Italian, 1734–1822)

Medium:

Brush and brown ink and brown wash, and beige and white opaque watercolor on blue wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 13 15/16 x 19 1/2 inches (35.4 x 49.5 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

Bequest of Anthony Morris Clark, 1978

Accession Number:

1978-70-250

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