Perspectival Study with a View of a Medieval City

Attributed to Matthäus Merian the Elder Swiss

1613–50

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Title: Perspectival Study with a View of a Medieval City
Artist: Attributed to Matthäus Merian the Elder (Swiss, Basel 1593–1650 Schwalbach)
Date: 1613–50
Medium: Pen and black ink, touches of red chalk
Dimensions: 6-3/4 x 11-3/8 in. (17.2 x 28.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Katrin Bellinger, 1998
Object Number: 1998.41.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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