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Drawing, Section of the Portico, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Ferdinando Fuga. It is dated 1740–41 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, pen and black ink on cream 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

25.7 x 41 cm (10 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.) Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Section of the Portico, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy; Ferdinando Fuga (Italian, 1699 - 1781); Italy; graphite, pen and black ink on cream laid paper ; 25.7 x 41 cm (10 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.) Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-4597

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