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Drawing, Catafalque of Giorgio Bolognetti, Bishop of Rieti

This is a Drawing. It was created by Sebastiano Cipriani and made for (as the client) Giorgio Bolognetti, Bishop of Rieti. It is dated 1686 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, watercolor, black chalk on laid 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

49.9 x 36.8 cm (19 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.) Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

It has the following markings

Marks: lily in double circle, surmounted by crown (EED '72)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Catafalque of Giorgio Bolognetti, Bishop of Rieti; Sebastiano Cipriani (Italian, 1660 - 1740); Client: Giorgio Bolognetti, Bishop of Rieti (Italy); Italy; pen and brown ink, watercolor, black chalk on laid paper; 49.9 x 36.8 cm (19 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.) Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1369

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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