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Design for a Fountain with the Three Graces

ca. 1570–80
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Fountain with the Three Graces
  • Artist: Circle of Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (French, Paris 1510/12–1585 Annecy)
  • Artist: Previously attributed to Germain Pilon (French, Paris ca. 1525–1590 Paris)
  • Artist: Previously attributed to Christoph Jamnitzer (German, 1563–1618)
  • Artist: Previously attributed to Guglielmo della Porta (Italian, Porlezza, near Lake Lugano ca. 1500–1577 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1570–80
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 3/4 in. × 7 in. (27.3 × 17.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Walter E. Stait, 2014
  • Object Number: 2014.639
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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