DrawingsItalian16th century

Coronation of the Virgin

16th century

Artists

Fra Bartolommeo della PortaArtist

Description

Originally circular, but later cut off at the top.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, gray and brown wash, and white gouache over black chalk on antique laid paper, laid down overall to cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

31.7 × 30.5 cm (12 1/2 × 12 in.)

Provenance

Jonathan Richardson, Sr., London (Lugt 2184). Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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