Design for an Altar

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: Luigi Vanvitelli (Italian, Naples 1700–1773 Caserta)
Date: 1700–1773
Medium: Pen, brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite
Dimensions: 12-5/8 x 14-11/16 in. (32.1 x 37.3 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
Accession no.: 68.725.2

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Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Luigi Vanvitelli
1700–1773 · Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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