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Drawing, Design for a Doorway to the Sacristy of St. Peter's, Rome

This is a Drawing. It was created by Carlo Marchionni. It is dated ca. 1778 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown, gray wash, graphite on cream laid 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

Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.) 37 x 24.2 cm (14 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Marks: Upper part is similar to Churchill 405.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite (or black chalk) at right, horizontally: dalla soglia alla cornize P 23 ; vertically: creden/ Altezza

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Doorway to the Sacristy of St. Peter's, Rome; Carlo Marchionni (Italian, 1702–1786); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown, gray wash, graphite on cream laid paper; Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.) 37 x 24.2 cm (14 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2181

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