Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century
Two Alternate Designs for a Frame or an Altar (?)
1700–1780
Pen and brown ink, brush with gray and light brown wash, over leadpoint or graphite, with ruled and compass construction. Framing outlines in pen and brown ink over graphite or lead point
55.5 × 37.2 cm (21.9 × 14.6 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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