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Drawing, Founders of the Olivetan Order Receiving the Habit, design for a painting in the left transept of the Church at the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, near Siena

This is a Drawing. It was created by Francesco Vanni. It is dated 1589 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite on paper, squared in red chalk. 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.

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Drawing, Founders of the Olivetan Order Receiving the Habit, design for a painting in the left transept of the Church at the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, near Siena; Francesco Vanni (Italian, 1563 – 1610); Italy; graphite on paper, squared in red chalk; Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-8175

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