Design for a Church with a Central Octagonal Plan

Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century Italian

1570–1620

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Title: Design for a Church with a Central Octagonal Plan
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century
Date: 1570–1620
Medium: Pen and light brown ink, brush with brown and pink watercolor, some brown wash (later retouching), on parchment; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: 17 1/16 x 11 1/8 in. (43.3 x 28.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Object Number: 60.632.70
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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