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Drawing, Study for a Tribute to Giorgio Vasari

This is a Drawing. It was created by Sante Pacini. It is dated ca. 1781 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and black and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on 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

49.7 x 33.4 cm (19 9/16 x 13 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Mournful heart of the Virgin, with an "M" on top, framed by an escutcheon (?) and a scroll with an inscription

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for a Tribute to Giorgio Vasari; Sante Pacini (Italian, 1735–1790); Italy; pen and black and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on white laid paper; 49.7 x 33.4 cm (19 9/16 x 13 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-4417

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