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Design for a Catafalgue Used on the Occasion of the Canonization of Saint Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi, Florence, 1669

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  • Title: Design for a Catafalgue Used on the Occasion of the Canonization of Saint Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi, Florence, 1669
  • Artist: Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) (Italian, Volterra 1611–1690 Florence)
  • Date: 1669
  • Medium: Red chalk
  • Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 15 13/16in. (26.7 x 40.2cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Alice F. Steiner, in memory of John H. Steiner, 1983
  • Object Number: 1983.517
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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