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Drawing, Project for the modernization of an altar

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Luigi Voghera. It is dated ca. 1830 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pencil, pen, chinese ink and wash 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

H x W: 31.1 × 40.9 cm (12 1/4 × 16 1/8 in.)

It is signed

Bottom right, the signature: "Luigi Voghera Architetto."

It is inscribed

Caption on top: "Stato attuale dell Altare." Caption at right: "Stato di riforma." Bottom center: the scale: "Scala di Braccia - 6 Milanesi."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Project for the modernization of an altar; Architect: Luigi Voghera (Italian, 1788 - 1840); Italy; pencil, pen, chinese ink and wash on paper; H x W: 31.1 × 40.9 cm (12 1/4 × 16 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2600

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