Design for an Altar
| Title | Design for an Altar |
|---|---|
| Artist | Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century |
| Date | 1700–1780 18th century |
| Medium | Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash with watercolor, over leadpoint or graphite, with ruled and compass construction; scale, at bottom, in pen and brown ink |
| Classification | Drawings |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Leon Dalva Sr., 1965 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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This work is attributed to Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Dated to 1700–1780. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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