Design for a Wall Tomb or Monument (Recto); Smaller Variant Version with Half Length Madonna & Child on Crescent Moon (Verso) 1496 - 1528

This 16th-century design by Giovanni Francesco Penni is a detailed plan for a wall tomb or monument. The central figure is a Madonna and Child, standing on a raised platform flanked by putti, The lower portion of the design shows a sarcophagus with additional figures and the inscription "D.O.M." (Deo Optimo Maximo, "to the Best and Greatest God"). This drawing, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, showcases the intricacy and religious devotion of Renaissance architectural design.