DrawingsItalian18th century

Madonna of Mercy - Design for a Ceiling

18th century

Artists

Domenico Antonio VaccaroArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk, squared in red chalk, on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 35.5 x 20.5 cm (14 x 8 1/16 in.)

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