Halved Variant Designs for an Altar with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in the Central Cartouche

Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century Italian

1700–1780

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Title: Halved Variant Designs for an Altar with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in the Central Cartouche
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century
Date: 1700–1780
Medium: Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash over graphite; ruled and compass constructions in stylus-incised; partly reworked in pen and black ink
Dimensions: 18 3/8 x 11 1/8 in. (46.6 x 28.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1965
Object Number: 65.653.71
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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