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Drawing, Design for a Candlestick
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Michelangelo Buonarroti. It is dated 1520–30 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is black chalk, brush and brown wash, incised lines and compass points on cream laid paper, lined. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Hidden Treasure.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
- Drawing, Design for the Base of the Silver Crucifix for the High Altar of...
- pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on off-white laid paper;....
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
- 1938-88-6982
- Drawing, Design for Candelabrum Motif and Strapwork Escutcheon
- pen and brown ink, black chalk, brush and violet watercolor on off-white laid....
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
- 1938-88-2923
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 43.4 x 25.4cm (17 1/16 x 10in.) Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)
It has the following markings
Watermark: anchor in circle, six-pointed star on top, similar to Briquet 478 (Bergamo, 1502) or Briquet 511(Udine, 1535)
It is inscribed
Inscribed in black chalk, center, on molding of upper pedestal: 8; lower center on margin of Sacrifice panel: +; at lower right, in center lower plan: 5; on upper rim of lower plan: 8; on left edge of lower plan: +
Cite this object as
Drawing, Design for a Candlestick; Designed by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564); Italy; black chalk, brush and brown wash, incised lines and compass points on cream laid paper, lined; H x W x D: 43.4 x 25.4cm (17 1/16 x 10in.) Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1942-36-4
