DrawingsItalian18th century

Study for the Tomb of Cardinal Giuseppe Renato Imperiali

c. 1739-1740

Artists

Pietro BracciArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and gray and brown wash on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.8 × 14.6 cm (10 15/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Bracci archives, Rome(?). Jean Robillared-Tournarde, Paris, sold [through Hotel des Ventes de Bayeux, Bayeux, November 11, 2017]; to [Nicolas Schwed, Paris] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018

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