Design for the Decoration over an Arch with the Personification of Justice

Anonymous, Italian Italian

1680–1730

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Title: Design for the Decoration over an Arch with the Personification of Justice
Artist: Anonymous, Italian
Date: 1680–1730
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush with gray and brown wash, over black chalk
Dimensions: 5 5/16 x 2 1/16 in. (13.5 x 5.2 cm) maximum; drawing partially silhouetted.
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Object Number: 52.570.151
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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