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Drawing, Study for a Fresco: Allegory in Honor of Ranuccio Farnese

This is a drawing. It was created by Francesco Salviati and made for (as the client) Ranuccio Farnese. It is dated before 1553 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white oxidized gouache, black chalk on white 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

Overall: 21 x 26cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/4in.) Mat (Mat): 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for a Fresco: Allegory in Honor of Ranuccio Farnese; Francesco Salviati (Italian, 1510 – 1563); Client: Ranuccio Farnese (Italian, 1530 - 1535); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white oxidized gouache, black chalk on white laid paper; Overall: 21 x 26cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/4in.) Mat (Mat): 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1365

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