View of Motrone Castle (before its demolition around 1692)

Attributed to Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi Italian

1606–80

Not on view

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Title: View of Motrone Castle (before its demolition around 1692)
Artist: Attributed to Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (Italian, Bologna 1606–1680 Rome)
Date: 1606–80
Medium: Pen and brown ink over leadpoint
Dimensions: 6 9/16 x 10 3/4 in. (16.7 x 27.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, the Elisha Whittelsey Fund 1949
Object Number: 49.63.271
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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