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Drawing, Altar with Tabernacle and Two Priests in Conversation

This is a Drawing. It was created by Filippo Marchionni. It is dated 1750–75 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on white 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

42.6 x 24.2 cm (16 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.), irregular Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Altar with Tabernacle and Two Priests in Conversation; Filippo Marchionni (Italian, 1732–1805); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on white laid paper; 42.6 x 24.2 cm (16 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.), irregular Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1472

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

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