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Drawing, Capriccio for a Painted Ceiling

This is a drawing. It was designed by Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti. It is dated ca. 1690 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and bistre, black 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

35.5 x 25.2 cm (14 in. x 9 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Capriccio for a Painted Ceiling; Designed by Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti (Italian, ca. 1660–after 1715); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and bistre, black chalk, on paper; 35.5 x 25.2 cm (14 in. x 9 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1702

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