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Design for Candlestick or for a Crucifix Base

ca. 1540–47
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for Candlestick or for a Crucifix Base
  • Artist: Circle of Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome) (studio)
  • Artist: Attributed to Luzio Luzzi (also known as Luzio Romano, Luzio da Todi) (Italian, active Rome, documented 1519–1582)
  • Date: ca. 1540–47
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over leadpoint
  • Dimensions: 14 15/16 x 7 13/16 in. (37.9 x 19.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.660.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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