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Drawing, Two Drawings of the Madonna and Child in Ovals, Studies after Giambologna and Alfonzo da Ferrero; Herm and Chimera, after Antique
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1821–22 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on white heavy wove 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
30.7 x 22.6 cm (12 1/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
It is inscribed
in pen and brown ink within oval at upper left: MATER AMABILIS; below it atleft: Roma/ Gian Bologna; within oval at upper right: MATER CREATORIS; below it at right: Bologna/ Alfonzo da Ferrero; at lower left: 10 monumentiantichi Roma
Cite this object as
Drawing, Two Drawings of the Madonna and Child in Ovals, Studies after Giambologna and Alfonzo da Ferrero; Herm and Chimera, after Antique; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on white heavy wove paper; 30.7 x 22.6 cm (12 1/16 x 8 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-3557-a,b
