Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century
Design for a corner of a Painted Ceiling, Architectural "Cove" with a Seated Figure at the Bottom, and a Putto at the Side
1700–1780
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, over graphite or leadpoint. Framing lines in pen and brown ink at left and lower borders. Detail sketches in graphite or leadpoint (verso)
41.6 × 30.4 cm (16.4 × 12 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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