The Consecration of the Site of a Church in Rome by a Pope ("The Miracle of Saint Mary of the Snows"?)
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over red chalk, some black chalk, and ruled construction; patches of paper with corrections pasted by the artist
Dimensions
sheet: 9 5/8 x 6 3/16 in. (24.4 x 15.7 cm) maximum; silhouetted at the top
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Anonymous Gift, 2006
Accession Number
2006.393.15
Tags
ChurchesPopesSaintsHuman Figures
About the Artist
Giovanni Lanfranco · 1582–1647
Most famous for his dome frescoes, including the 'Assumption of the Virgin' in the dome of S Andrea della Valle in Rome. Italian artist. Comment on works: History