DrawingsItalian18th century

Chinea Festival Design

18th century

Artists

Giuseppe PalazziArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

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

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

54.8 x 41.6 cm (21 9/16 x 16 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Sold [through Christie's, New York, January 24, 2001, lot 79]. Jeffrey E. Horvitz, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2006

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