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

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Anonymous Gift, 2006

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About 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