Design for a Finial with the Arms of the Aldobrandini and Pamphilj Families

ca. 1647

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
Dimensions: 12-5/16 x 7-15/16 in. (31.3 x 20.2 cm)
Collection no.: 1974.131
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Design for a Finial with the Arms of the Aldobrandini and Pamphilj Families — Alessandro Algardi. ca. 1647.

Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk. Dimensions: 12-5/16 x 7-15/16 in. (31.3 x 20.2 cm).

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

Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1974.

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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