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Drawing, Design for an Altar Mensa

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Giovanni Battista Piranesi. It is dated 1764–66 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pencil, pen and ink. 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: 22.2 × 11 cm (8 3/4 × 4 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an Altar Mensa; Attributed to Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778); Italy; pencil, pen and ink; H x W: 22.2 × 11 cm (8 3/4 × 4 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-4192

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