Design for a Monochrome Wall Painting, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy, Death of St. Caterina Vigri

Marcantonio Franceschini1687–94

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Figure of a reclining saint plays the violin surrounded by four angels and putti. One of the three nuns at left kisses the feet of the saint. Squared for enlargement in black chalk.

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Title: Design for a Monochrome Wall Painting, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy, Death of St. Caterina Vigri
Creator: Marc Antonio Franceschini, Italian, 1648 – 1729
Date Created: 1687–94
Location Created: Bologna, Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on white laid paper
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund

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Design for a Monochrome Wall Painting, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy, Death of St. Caterina Vigri

Marcantonio Franceschini1687–94

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

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