Design for a Painted Wall Decoration: Architectural Perspective Seen Through an Arch

Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century Italian

1700–1780

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Title: Design for a Painted Wall Decoration: Architectural Perspective Seen Through an Arch
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century
Date: 1700–1780
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush with watercolor; framing lines in pen and brown ink; traces of lead point or graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 17 15/16 x 11 1/4 in. (45.5 x 28.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1965
Object Number: 65.653.79
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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