Hercules and the Bull

Artist Luca Cambiaso, called Luchetto da Genova (Italian, 1527 - 1585)

Date16th century

MediumBrown ink

DimensionsOverall: 13 7/16 x 9 1/2 inches (34.1313 x 24.13 cm)

Credit LineGift of Milton McGreevy

Object numberF59-65/3

On View

Not on view

Collections

European Art

Terms

Exhibition History

Drawings Collection of Milton McGreevy, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 7-April 4, 1965, no. 11, as Hercules and the Cretan Bull.

Provenance

With Nathan Chaikin, New York, by April 24, 1959;

Purchased from Chaikin by Milton McGreevy (1903-1980), Shawnee Mission, KS, April 24, 1959 [1];

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1959.

NOTES:

[1] Nathan Chaikin invoice, April 24, 1959, NAMA Archives, MS007 Milton McGreevy Records.

Published References

“Drawings Collection of Milton McGreevy,” Bulletin (The Nelson Gallery and Atkins Museum) 4, no. 6 (March 7-April 4, 1965): 7, 16, as Hercules and the Cretan Bull.

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