Design for a Monument to the Memory of Michaelangelo

Giovanni Battista Ciprianiundated

Details

Title: Design for a Monument to the Memory of Michaelangelo
Creator: Giovanni Battista Cipriani RA, 1727–1785, Italian, active in Britain (1755-85)
Creator Lifespan: 1727/1785
Creator Nationality: Italian, active in Britain (1755-85)
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: undated
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 12 × 13 15/16 inches (30.5 × 35.4 cm) Mount: 12 11/16 × 14 1/2 inches (32.2 × 36.8 cm)
Subject Keywords: footstool, brushes, palette, hammer, wreaths, veil, low-relief sculpture, vase, chisel, sculpture, nudes, monument, women, cherub, architectural subject, sitting, leaning, thoughtful, religious and mythological subject, torch
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Pen and black ink, brown and gray wash, graphite on paper laid down on heavy laid paper with brown wash border
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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