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Collection Online as of June 8, 2026

A vertically oriented ink and wash drawing on beige paper depicts an ornate ceremonial monstrance. At the top, a circular frame is encircled by radiating sunbeams and winged child figures. Below, a slender stem featuring a child's face descends into a wide, flaring base decorated with more child figures, a central medallion, and elaborate scrollwork. To the left, a small sketch of a cross appears. Faint markings and brown stains dot the aged surface.

Design for a Monstrance

1600s

Anonymous

Italy, Turin, 17th century
pen and brown ink (ruled in places) and brush and brown wash, with graphite, traces of brush and gray and pink wash, and stylus; framing lines in graphite
Sheet: 76.6 x 43 cm (30 3/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
Delia E. Holden Fund 1971.33
Location: Not on view
  • Dr. Kurt Rossacher (departmental card) [not stamped, not in Lugt]
  • “Annual Report for 1971.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 59, no. 6 (June 1972): 147–179. Reproduced: p. 158 www.jstor.org
  • Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 7-October 28, 1990).
    Pepper Pike, Ohio, Wasmer Gallery (Ursuline College); Lakewood, Ohio, Kenneth C. Beck Center, Drawing: A Line of Departure (Oct. 12- Dec. 15, 1985; Sep. 7-Nov. 3, 1986).
    Year in Review: 1971. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).
    CMA, "Year in Review for 1971" (Dec. 28, 1971-Feb. 6, 1972), cma Bulletin 59 (1972), p. 44 no. 110.
  • {{cite web|title=Design for a Monstrance|url=false|author=Anonymous|year=1600s|access-date=08 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1971.33