Design for Ceiling with Allegorical Figure of Astronomy. by Giovanni Battista Crespi ("Il Cerano") — Giovanni Battista Crespi ("Il Cerano"). Design for Ceiling with Allegorical Figure of Astronomy., 1605–15. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Design for Ceiling with Allegorical Figure of Astronomy.

by Giovanni Battista Crespi ("Il Cerano")

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Artist: Giovanni Battista Crespi ("Il Cerano") (Italian, Cerano (?) near Novara ca. 1575–1632 Milan)
Date: 1605–15
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over construction in leadpoint
Dimensions: sheet: 14 1/8 x 14 3/8 in. (35.8 x 36.5 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 1988
Accession no.: 1988.1147

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