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Design for Ornamental Border with Foliage, Putti and a Lion's Head

1535–1607
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for Ornamental Border with Foliage, Putti and a Lion's Head
  • Artist: Alessandro Allori (Italian, Florence 1535–1607 Florence)
  • Date: 1535–1607
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk or graphite, highlighted with white gouache, on blue paper
  • Dimensions: sheet: 12 1/8 x 6 7/16 in. (30.8 x 16.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.513.32
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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