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Sketches for a Wall Tomb with Skeletons
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1630–40
- Artist
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, Naples 1598–1680 Rome)
- Date
- 1630–40
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink over black chalk (recto); black chalk (verso)
- Size
- 11-1/2 x 8-13/16 in. (29.2 x 22.4 cm) maximum; irregular borders
- Type
- Drawings
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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