Contractual Drawing: Design of the Sistine Ceiling Before Michelangelo (recto); Contractual Inscription (verso)

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This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Contractual Drawing: Design of the Sistine Ceiling Before Michelangelo (recto); Contractual Inscription (verso)
  • Artist: Piermatteo D'Amelia (Piermatteo Lauro de' Manfredi) (Italian, Amelia ca. 1445–ca. 1503)
  • Date: 1481-82
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over leadpoint and stylus compass ruling; with blue and yellow gouache (recto); pen and brown ink (verso)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/8 x 6 13/16 in. (39.1 x 17.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence 711A
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints