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Design for the tomb of Piero de' Medici
Draughtsman: Sangallo, Antonio da, the younger
History note: London, Christie's, 8 July 1998, lot 50; with Thomas Williams Fine Art, from whom bought
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum in memory of Miss Doreen Lewisohn (1916-2000), with a significant contribution from Miss Lewisohn's friends, 2000
Height: 426 mm
Width: 193 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (2000) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Production date: in or after AD 1531
Identified by Professor Frommel as an early design for the tomb of Piero de' Medici (1471/2-1503) in the Benedictine abbey of Montec Cassino. Commissioned from Sangallo by Pope Clement VII in 1531.
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, with many lines incised with a stylus, on paper
Accession number: PD.28-2000
Primary reference Number: 35980
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Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: MS 178
Accession Number: P.66-1997
Accession Number: 667a
Accession Number: C.144-1933
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