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A work made of pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on cream laid paper.

The Medici Vase

n.d.

Unknown Artist Active 17th or 18th century

England

This ancient marble vase—depicted by an unknown artist working in Italy—was owned by the Medici family and became a popular work for draftsmen to copy. Stefano della Bella made a famous etching after the same piece (1972.776).

Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on cream laid paper

Prints and Drawings