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

1680–1730
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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