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Drawing, Interior of Gothic Cathedral

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Giuseppe Barberi. It is dated early 19th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined blued-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 and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

21.7 x 34.4 cm (8 9/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457d)

It is inscribed

Inscription: "Tempio Goticho"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Interior of Gothic Cathedral; Designed by Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined blued-white laid paper; 21.7 x 34.4 cm (8 9/16 x 13 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-132

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