Unfinished Design for a Choir Book: Initial with Scene of Christ Entering the Temple.
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni)
Artist bio: Italian, Florence (?) ca. 1370–1425 Florence (?)
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1408–11
Medium: Pen and pale grayish brown ink, brush and pale grayish brown wash (figural scene), pen and pale brown ink, over construction in leadpoint, ruling and compass work (ornamental parts), ruled lines in red ink, notes and words in pen and dark brown ink (musical score), on vellum
Dimensions: Overall: 12 x 9 5/8 in. (30.5 x 24.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1999
Accession year: 1999
Tags: Temples|Christ