Design for a Fountain with Two Basins One on Top of the Other and Statues of Venus and Putti on the Top.

Francesco Fanelli

Italian, born Florence 1577, active Genoa (1605–30) and England (1632–39)

Date1608–65

MediumPen and black and brown ink, brush and gray wash over traces of graphite, with vertical line in graphite through the center to create the symmetry of the design

Dimensionssheet: 7 13/16 x 6 1/4 in. (19.9 x 15.8 cm)

DepartmentDrawings and Prints

ClassificationDrawings

Purchase Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1968

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