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Study for a Fresco: Allegory in Honor of Ranuccio Farnese

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A king at center on his throne holds court as figures gather around; buildings in the background.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Francesco Salviati, Italian, 1510 – 1563
Client
Ranuccio Farnese, Italian, 1530 - 1535
Date
before 1553
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white oxidized gouache, black chalk on white laid paper
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 26cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/4in.)
Mat (Mat): 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
Type
figures
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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