Design for a Chapel Wall, Giovanni Battista della Rovere, Italian, ca. 1561–ca. 1630, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash on beige prepared paper, Design for a chapel wall topped with an arch, filled with sculptural projects at top and sides and painted panels between. Within the arch, a triptych of panels depicting figural scenes from the Bible, possibly all relating to the Crucifixion and death of Christ. At left, an angel brings an object to a man who waits with outstretched arms. At center, a man's arms are bound around a pole while he is beaten. At right, Christ falls

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