Design for an Altar

Design for an Altar

1700·Pen, brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite·12-5/8 x 14-11/16 in. (32.1 x 37.3 cm)

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968

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Year
1700
Dimensions
12-5/8 x 14-11/16 in. (32.1 x 37.3 cm)

Artist

Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian
Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian

Drawing

Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian (1700–1773)

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Year
1700
Dimensions
12-5/8 x 14-11/16 in. (32.1 x 37.3 cm)
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WW-1700-145912

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Artist

Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian

Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian

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