Pier Francesco Mola
Nymphs and Satyrs near a Pool
About this artwork
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artist:Pier Francesco Mola (1612 - 1666) Italian
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title:Nymphs and Satyrs near a Pool
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen, brown ink and wash over red chalk on paper, laid down
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measurements:19.90 x 28.40 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 699
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Pier Francesco Mola
Pier Francesco Mola
Mola was born in Canton Ticino in Switzerland, but travelled to Rome as a boy when his father was appointed architect to the Camera Apostolica. A painter and talented draughtsman, his most characteristic works are small scale cabinet and gallery pictures intended for private collectors, with themes...