DrawingsItalian16th century

Contract Design for Tomb of Joseph Montmorency in San Salvatore, Bologna

1530

Artists

Domenico Aimo (il Varignana)Artist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

43.3 x 29.4 cm (17 1/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[Christie's, London, 18 April 1989, lot 1]. [Christie's, London, 14 April 1992, lot 94], sold; to William W. Robinson, Newton, Massachusetts, 1992, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2024

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