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1938

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Drawing, Altar to Apollo from the Villa di Cicerone, after a print by Piranesi

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Donato Vaselli and after Giovanni Battista Piranesi. It is dated late 18th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor 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: 40.6 × 33.8 cm (16 in. × 13 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Altar to Apollo from the Villa di Cicerone, after a print by Piranesi; Attributed to Donato Vaselli (Italian); After Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778); Italy; pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper; H x W: 40.6 × 33.8 cm (16 in. × 13 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-480

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