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State Baptism of a Child of Noble Blood

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: State Baptism of a Child of Noble Blood
  • Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Florentine, second half of the 16th century
  • Date: ca. 1612
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush with brown and red wash, over red chalk and traces of black chalk; squared in black and red chalk
  • Dimensions: sheet: 9 13/16 x 7 1/16 in. (24.9 x 18 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.393.9
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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