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Design for an Elaborate Fountain Surmounted by a Statue of St. Christopher; verso: Studies of Architectural Details

1550–99
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Design for an Elaborate Fountain Surmounted by a Statue of St. Christopher; verso: Studies of Architectural Details
  • Artist: Wendel Dietterlin, the Elder (German, Pfullendorf 1550/51–ca. 1599 Strasbourg)
  • Date: 1550–99
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash; verso: black chalk and pen and black ink
  • Dimensions: sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 1/16 in. (24.4 x 18 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.89
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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