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

1598–1654

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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)
Collection no.: 1997.346
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

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 — Alessandro Algardi. 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).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Partial and Promised Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Tobey, 1997.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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