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Longitudinal Section of a Ballroom Decorated for the Marriage of the King of Naples to the Archduchess of Austria

1700–1773
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Longitudinal Section of a Ballroom Decorated for the Marriage of the King of Naples to the Archduchess of Austria
  • Artist: Luigi Vanvitelli (Italian, Naples 1700–1773 Caserta) , workshop of
  • Date: 1700–1773
  • Medium: Pen and black-gray ink, brush and gray wash over traces of freehand underdrawing in graphite (figures), compass and ruled construction lines in graphite
  • Dimensions: 11-3/4 x 19-5/16 in. (29.8 x 49.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.669.7
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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