Design for a Wall Decoration with the Sacrifice of Abraham and the Flight into Egypt
Giovanni Lanfranco · 1582–1647
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Giovanni Lanfranco's "Design for a Wall Decoration with the Sacrifice of Abraham and the Flight into Egypt" is a drawing executed between 1582 and 1647. The Italian painter used pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on blue paper. Architectural moldings are indicated with ruled black chalk lines.
The sheet measures 6 1/4 x 16 inches (15.9 x 40.6 cm) and is classified under Drawings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department. It was acquired by purchase through the Walter C. Baker Gift in 1968.
The provided data does not include information regarding the work's provenance, exhibition history, or specific literature references. Lanfranco, born in 1582 and deceased in 1647, is represented by several other works in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
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