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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Quick drawings could serve a variety of purposes, and it is not always clear today why an artist created a particular sketch. This one may record a painting Fragonard saw during a journey to Italy, or capture an idea he was considering for a painting of his own. Orpheus, identified by the lute, grasps for his love Eurydice as she is pulled down into Hades. The snarling animals near his feet may represent Cerberus, the multiheaded guard dog of the underworld.
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The Bishop and the Demon (recto); Three Demons Holding a Kni
Ruth and Boaz (recto) The Fall of Simon Magus (verso)
Anonymous — Reclining Female Nude (recto); Various Sketches 
Francesco Curia — Figure Studies: The Holy Family, a Running
Anonymous — Apollo Flaying Marsyas (recto); Two Sketches of 
Massimo Stanzione (Italian, 1585–1656) — The Seven Archangel
Michel Dorigny (French, 1617–1665) — Studies of Angels (rect
Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879) — Duel after the Masked B
Anonymous, Italian, 17th century — Sheet of Studies
Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596–1669) — Lot and His Daughte
Ottaviano Dandini — Scene of Abduction (recto); Allegorical 
Eugène Delacroix|Peter Paul Rubens — Figure Studies after Ru
