The Consecration of the Site of a Church in Rome by a Pope ("The Miracle of Saint Mary of the Snows"?)

The Consecration of the Site of a Church in Rome by a Pope ("The Miracle of Saint Mary of the Snows"?) by Giovanni Lanfranco

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 · 15821647

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

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