Sketches for an Altar with Saint Margaret of Cortona, Saint Sebastian and Saint Roch (recto); Two Sketches for an Altar (verso)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Title

Sketches for an Altar with Saint Margaret of Cortona, Saint Sebastian and Saint Roch (recto); Two Sketches for an Altar (verso)

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1728–1754

Medium

Pen and brown ink, with traces of black chalk and graphite (recto), and pen and brown ink with touches of black chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

27.8 × 19.2 cm (11 × 7 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Charles H. Worcester Sketch Fund

Reference Number

1976.425

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