Design for Wall Decoration with a Funeral Monument Decorated with Columns and Putti Holding Garlands

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian

1540–50

Not on view

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Title: Design for Wall Decoration with a Funeral Monument Decorated with Columns and Putti Holding Garlands
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Genoese?)
Date: 1540–50
Medium: Pen and light brown ink, brush and brown wash
Dimensions: 10-1/2 x 10-3/8 in. (26.6 x 26.4 cm) irregular borders
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1971
Object Number: 1971.513.76
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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