Design for a Wall Decoration with the Coat of Arms of the Borghese Family.

Attributed to Giovanni Guerra Italian

1590–1618

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Title: Design for a Wall Decoration with the Coat of Arms of the Borghese Family.
Artist: Attributed to Giovanni Guerra (Italian, Modena 1544–1618 Rome)
Date: 1590–1618
Medium: Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of leadpoint or black chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 15/16 x 8 3/8 in. (27.8 x 21.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.703
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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