Design for a Series of Frescoes to Decorate the Palazzo Vecchio
DrawingsItalian15th-16th century

Design for a Series of Frescoes to Decorate the Palazzo Vecchio

15th-16th century

Artists

Giorgio VasariArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink with brown wash on cream antique laid paper
Culture
Italian
Century
15th-16th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

21.9 x 10.9 cm (8 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932.

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