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

Francesco Fanelli, 1608–65

Artist

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

Date

1608–65

Medium

Pen 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

Size

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

Type

Drawings

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed