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Drawing, Design for a Ceiling (?) Painting with the Coat of Arms of Cardinal Francesco Maria de'Medici

This is a Drawing. It was created by Antonio Domenico Gabbiani and patron: Francesco Maria de' Medici. It is dated ca. 1690 and we acquired it in 1908. Its medium is lead point, pen and ink, brush and brown, black wash on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

19.3 × 25.5 cm (7 5/8 × 10 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Collector's stamp, lower left

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Ceiling (?) Painting with the Coat of Arms of Cardinal Francesco Maria de'Medici; Antonio Domenico Gabbiani (Italian, 1652 - 1726); Patron: Francesco Maria de' Medici (Italian, 1660 - 1711); Italy; lead point, pen and ink, brush and brown, black wash on paper; 19.3 × 25.5 cm (7 5/8 × 10 1/16 in.); 1908-11-4

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