A Tabernacle Containing a Papal Escutcheon Supported by Angels
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Giulio Romano
Artist bio: Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1538–40
Medium: Pen and brown ink, over traces of leadpoint or soft black chalk and stylus-ruling
Dimensions: 17-7/8 x 13-9/16 in.  (45.4 x 34.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, and Charlotte Gere Gift, in memory of John Gere; and Gift of Malcolm Wiener, 1998
Accession year: 1998
Tags: Tabernacles|Coat of Arms|Angels|Putti