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Abstract rendering of figures against the backdrop of a perspectival architectural study. Likely inspired by Botticelli's Three Miracles of St. Zenobius (1500–1510, tempura on wood) in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1911.
Composition after Botticelli
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Composition after Botticelli

Artist Werner Drewes (American, born Germany, 1899-1985)
Date1938
Place of originUnited States, North and Central America
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Dr. and Mrs. David A. Cofrin with additional funds provided by exchange, gift of Helen Sawyer Farnsworth
Object number2006.5
Collections
Visual DescriptionAbstract rendering of figures against the backdrop of a perspectival architectural study. Likely inspired by Botticelli's Three Miracles of St. Zenobius (1500–1510, tempura on wood) in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1911.
Abstract, non-representational design of geometric shapes in browns, blues and reds.
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