Art, literature & history
The Fall of Phaeton
c. 1591
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and brown ink with brown and red washes over black chalk, heightened with white and indented for transfer
- Dimensions
- overall: 50 x 62 cm (19 11/16 x 24 7/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1997.103.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Joseph Heintz the Elder. The Fall of Phaeton. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Fall of Phaeton — Joseph Heintz the Elder. c. 1591.
Medium: pen and brown ink with brown and red washes over black chalk, heightened with white and indented for transfer.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 50 x 62 cm (19 11/16 x 24 7/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1997.103.1. New Century Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.