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Compositional Sketch for the Baptism of Saint Augustine by Saint Ambrose

Domenico Ghirlandaio (Domenico Bigordi) Italian

1485–95

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

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Title: Compositional Sketch for the Baptism of Saint Augustine by Saint Ambrose

Artist: Domenico Ghirlandaio (Domenico Bigordi) (Italian, Florence 1448/49–1494 Florence)

Date: 1485–95

Medium: pen and brown ink, traces of black chalk

Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/4 × 9 7/16 in. (28.6 × 23.9 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich 2151

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