Scheme for the Decoration of the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Datec. 1508
Modern PlaceItaly, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumPen and brown ink, and charcoal on cream laid paper
ClassificationsDrawings
Dimensions10 inches × 14 5/8 inches (25.4 × 37.15 cm)
Credit LineCity of Detroit Purchase
Object number27.2.B
DescriptionPen sketches of a seated nude woman supporting large foliante on her knee, a putto beside her holds a book. Draperies and architectural fragments. Sketches in black chalk of an arm with parts of a garment.On View
Not on viewLocations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Prints, Drawings, Photographs, Drawings, Box 1
early 19th Century
late 19th Century