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Perspectival Drawing of a Cradle

1500–1546
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Perspectival Drawing of a Cradle
  • Artist: Peter Flötner (German, Thurgau 1485–1546 Nuremberg)
  • Date: 1500–1546
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray, and a reddish brown chalk
  • Dimensions: sheet: 2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in. (7.4 x 6.6 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Jean A. Bonna Gift, 2007
  • Object Number: 2007.223.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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