Design for a Painted Ceiling

Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Torricelli Italian

1716–81

Not on view

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Title: Design for a Painted Ceiling
Artist: Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Torricelli (Italian, Lugano 1716–1781 North Italy)
Date: 1716–81
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Beulah Dimmick Chase, 1947
Object Number: 47.98.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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