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Drawing, Ornament Design, Roman Votive, Panel with Dionysian Pattern of Grapes and Pinecones, and Eagle atop a Roman Standard.

This is a Drawing. It was created by Michel Angelo Pergolesi. It is dated 1776 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor, gouache, over graphite on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Unknown Donor.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 71.8 × 50.8 cm (28 1/4 in. × 20 in.) 48.3 × 34.3 cm (19 in. × 13 1/2 in.) Center Design Motif: 33 × 5.7 cm (13 in. × 2 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ornament Design, Roman Votive, Panel with Dionysian Pattern of Grapes and Pinecones, and Eagle atop a Roman Standard.; Michel Angelo Pergolesi (Italian, active ca. 1760–1801); pen and ink, brush and watercolor, gouache, over graphite on laid paper; H x W: 71.8 × 50.8 cm (28 1/4 in. × 20 in.) 48.3 × 34.3 cm (19 in. × 13 1/2 in.) Center Design Motif: 33 × 5.7 cm (13 in. × 2 1/4 in.); Gift of Unknown Donor; 1980-32-1434

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