Design for an Altar

Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century Italian

1700–1780

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Title: Design for an Altar
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century
Date: 1700–1780
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash with watercolor, over leadpoint or graphite, with ruled and compass construction; scale, at bottom, in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: sheet: 22 7/16 x 15 1/2 in. (57 x 39.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Leon Dalva Sr., 1965
Object Number: 65.654.31
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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