DrawingsItalian16th century

Sketch for an Interior Wall Decoration

16th century

Artists

Paolo Caliari, called VeroneseArtist

Friedrich SustrisPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15.9 × 37.6 cm (6 1/4 × 14 13/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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