One of 5 drawings donated by Sir Kenneth Clark to the Ashmolean in 1937.
An Allegory of Life and Death (study) by Battista Franco, 14981561
© Ashmolean Museum
Details
- Medium:
- Pen & ink
- Dimensions:
- 20 cm
- Acquired in:
- 1937
- Presented by:
- Sir Kenneth Clark through The Art Fund
Kenneth Clark was Keeper of Fine Arts at the Ashmolean from 1931-33. He went on to become the youngest person to be appointed as director of the National Gallery where he remained until after the Second World War in 1945.
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