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Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Design for an Octagonal Table and Top (Recto); Design for altar or tomb monument (Verso)

ca. 1530–60
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray-brown wash (recto); pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash (verso)
41 × 27.3 cm (16.1 × 10.7 in)

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