Reclining River God, a Goat's Head, and Studies of Heraldic Emblems (recto); Cavalier Standing on a Globe Supported by a Kneeling Giant (verso) — Micco Spadaro (Domenico Gargiulo). Reclining River God, a Goat's Head, and Studies of Heraldic Emblems (recto); Cavalier Standing on a Globe Supported by a Kneeling Giant (verso), 1612–75. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Reclining River God, a Goat's Head, and Studies of Heraldic Emblems (recto); Cavalier Standing on a Globe Supported by a Kneeling Giant (verso)

by Micco Spadaro (Domenico Gargiulo)

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Artist: Micco Spadaro (Domenico Gargiulo) (Italian, Naples 1609/10–1675 Naples (?))
Date: 1612–75
Medium: Pen and brown ink (recto). Pen study of knight standing on a globe, supported by a kneeling giant (drawing visible through transparent lining) (verso)
Dimensions: 7-11/16 x 10-1/2 in. (19.6 x 26.7 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Henry Walters, 1917
Accession no.: 17.236.10

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