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Drawing, Ceiling Design with Borghese Arms

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Cherubino Alberti. It is dated ca. 1600 and we acquired it in 1938. 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

Mount: 30.4 × 38.4 cm (11 15/16 × 15 1/8 in.) Sheet: 27.5 × 35.2 cm (10 13/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ceiling Design with Borghese Arms; Designed by Cherubino Alberti (Italian, 1553–1615); Italy; Mount: 30.4 × 38.4 cm (11 15/16 × 15 1/8 in.) Sheet: 27.5 × 35.2 cm (10 13/16 × 13 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-2545

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