Design for the Catafalque of a Prince — Pier Francesco Battistelli | DiscoverArt

Pier Francesco Battistelli

Design for the Catafalque of a Prince

ca. 1610–25

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk incised by the engraver

45.2 × 29.8 cm (17.8 × 11.7 in)

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