Design for an Altar
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Design for an Altar

TitleDesign for an Altar
ArtistFrancesco Salviati
Mediumpen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening over black chalk
ClassificationDrawing
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineJulius S. Held Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Design for an Altar” is a work by Francesco Salviati. It is executed in pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening over black chalk and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Dated to 16th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.

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