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1901

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2025

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Drawing, Design for a Painted Ceiling and the Decoration of a Short Wall Illustrating the Seasons

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1630–50 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is black and red chalk, pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on 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

71 x 43 cm (27 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Painted Ceiling and the Decoration of a Short Wall Illustrating the Seasons; ITALY & SPAIN; black and red chalk, pen and black ink, brush and gray watercolor on paper; 71 x 43 cm (27 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1601

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