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1938

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Drawing, Decoration of the Choir of a Florentine Church for a Medici Funeral Celebration

This is a Drawing. It was created by Alfonso Parigi and patron: Medici Family. It is dated 1620-1625 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is red chalk on 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

H x W: 21.6 × 19.1 cm (8 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)

It has the following markings

A pear form containing a cross: on top of the corss, below the point. Below: R

Cite this object as

Drawing, Decoration of the Choir of a Florentine Church for a Medici Funeral Celebration; Alfonso Parigi (Italian, 1606 – 1656); Patron: Medici Family; Italy; red chalk on paper; H x W: 21.6 × 19.1 cm (8 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-4000

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