
Design for an Altar
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
Catalogue
- Year
- 1700
- Dimensions
- 12-5/8 x 14-11/16 in. (32.1 x 37.3 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist

Drawing
Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian (1700–1773)
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1700
- Dimensions
- 12-5/8 x 14-11/16 in. (32.1 x 37.3 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1700-145912
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





