Two Drawings of Ships (verso)
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Curatorial Overview

Once attributed to the Italian painter Giotto (about 1267-1337), this drawing is the oldest sheet in the Cleveland museum's collection. We now know it to be a copy by Parri Spinelli after a mosaic Giotto designed for the portico of the church of Old St. Peter's in Rome.

Dimensions{"sheet":{"height":0.272,"height_inch":10,"height_inch_fraction":0.6875,"width":0.372,"width_inch":14,"width_inch_fraction":0.625},"secondary support":{"height":0.328,"height_inch":12,"height_inch_fraction":0.9375,"width":0.428,"width_inch":16,"width_inch_fraction":0.875}}
OriginItaly, Arezzo, 15th century
Accession No.1961.38.b
Credit LinePurchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Parri Spinelli (Italian, 1387–c. 1453)

Drawings • Italy, Arezzo, 15th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries