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Study of Light in a Vaulted Interior

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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Study of Light in a Vaulted Interior
  • Artist: Wilhelm Bendz (Danish, Odense 1804–1832 Vicenza)
  • Medium: Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
  • Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (15.6 x 21 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Thaw Collection, Jointly Owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Morgan Library & Museum, Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2009
  • Object Number: 2009.400.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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