Allegorical Design for a Ceiling Fresco.
Francesco Albani
1650–1700
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor, over black chalk or leadpoint
Dimensions
10 7/16 x 28 9/16 in. (26.5 x 72.5 cm), on two glued sheets of paper.
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Accession Number
52.570.100
Tags
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About the Artist
Francesco Albani · 1578–1660
Collaborated with Annibale Carracci and Domenichino on many decorative schemes, including some in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome. He also painted altarpieces, idyllic landscapes, and allegorical paintings. Comment on works: Religious; Mythology