Design for a Wall Decoration with Apollo and the Muses, a Figure of Astronomy, and the Coat-of-Arms of a Grand Duke of Tuscany as Grand Master of the Order of Santo Stefano

Marco Marchetti (Marco da Faenza) Italian

1561–88

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Design for a wall elevation with a fireplace and door opening. Over the fireplace is a panel with Apollo and the Muses and over the door frame a sculpted coat-of-arms of the Grand Duke of Tuscany as Grand Master of the Order of Santo Stefano. In between, the personification of Astronomy is depicted in a niche, a decoration that was most likely meant to be executed in fresco.

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Title: Design for a Wall Decoration with Apollo and the Muses, a Figure of Astronomy, and the Coat-of-Arms of a Grand Duke of Tuscany as Grand Master of the Order of Santo Stefano
Artist: Marco Marchetti (Marco da Faenza) (Italian, Faenza before 1528–1588 Faenza)
Date: 1561–88
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/16 × 12 7/8 in. (23 × 32.7 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2014
Object Number: 2014.754
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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