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Drawing, Project for a Painted Ceiling

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1550–1600 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is red chalk on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 21.4 × 23.3 cm (8 7/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Project for a Painted Ceiling; Italy; red chalk on paper; H x W: 21.4 × 23.3 cm (8 7/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1599

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