Altar finial, 1537

Title

Altar finial

Draughtsman

• French, 16th century

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance
• Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• sculptural design?
• design for an altarpiece?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Nicht bezeichnet

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• architecture

Primary

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