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Design for an Altar
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Design for an Altar

1700–1773

Medium

Pen, brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite

Tags

Dimensions

12-5/8 x 14-11/16 in. (32.1 x 37.3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Luigi Vanvitelli

1700–1773

Born 12 May 1700; died 1 March 1773. Famous for his design for the Royal Palace at Caserta, built 1751. Vanvitelli was active in Rome, Naples and nearby towns, also Brescia, Milan and Genoa. Comment on works: Portraits