Design for the Decoration of the Semi-Dome of a Church Apse
ca. 1545–55
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk and ruling in black chalk
50.4 × 33.6 cm (19.8 × 13.2 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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