Saint Januarius Saving Naples from an Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Verso: Small sketch of similar scene

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Artist: Anton Domenico Gabbiani (Italian, Florence 1652–1726 Florence)
Date: 1724
Medium: Pen and brown ink over black chalk. Framing lines in pen and brown ink. Design framed in vertical, arch-top altarpiece outline
Dimensions: sheet: 7 9/16 x 5 1/2 in. (19.2 x 14 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. John H. Wright, 1949
Accession no.: 49.116.16

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Anton Domenico Gabbiani
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Public collection via the Art Institute of ChicagoAT-00002270
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Anton Domenico Gabbiani
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Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00019942
Design for a Ceiling Decoration: A Gathering of Mythological Figures (recto); Dancing Satyr and Two Seated Figures (verso)
Anton Domenico Gabbiani
1652–1726 · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00019943

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.