Design for the Prow of a Galley of Pope Urban VIII, with Figures of Victory, Sea Gods, Angels, and the Emblems of  the Barberini Family
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Alessandro Algardi
Artist bio: Italian, Bologna 1598–1654 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1598–1654
Medium: Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint and partial stylus-incisions
Dimensions: 8-1/2 x 16-1/8 in.  (21.6 x 41.0 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Partial and Promised Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Tobey, 1997
Accession year: 1997
Tags: Ornament|Angels