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Drawing, Sketches of a Building and a Ruin

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Remigio Cantagallina. It is dated 1610–30 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is pen and black ink on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne.

Its dimensions are

19.4 × 29.8 cm (7 5/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Mountain

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of a Building and a Ruin; Attributed to Remigio Cantagallina (Italian, ca. 1582–1656); Italy; pen and black ink on laid paper; 19.4 × 29.8 cm (7 5/8 × 11 3/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne; 1948-118-46

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