Scheme for the Decoration of the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Datec. 1508
Modern PlaceItaly, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumPen and brown ink, and charcoal on cream laid paper
Dimensions10 inches × 14 5/8 inches (25.4 × 37.15 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineCity of Detroit Purchase
Object number27.2.B
DescriptionPen sketches of a seated nude woman supporting large foliante on her knee, a putto beside her holds a book. Draperies and architectural fragments. Sketches in black chalk of an arm with parts of a garment.On View
Not on view
late 19th Century
1290 BC
early 19th Century
1932
1510/1514
