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This catalogue by Anna Bortolozzi presents the first comprehensive study of the Italian architectural drawings in the Cronstedt Collection in the Nationalmuseum Sweden. It discusses 181 drawings dating from around 1570 to around 1620. Among them are works by Francesco da Volterra, Carlo Maderno and other Roman architects, executed for churches, chapels, palaces, gardens, and fountains. Many drawings are primary and almost unknown sources for late Mannerist and early Baroque architecture. Also included are plans and architectural details by French draughtsmen. They meticulously document ancient monuments, as well as buildings by the Renaissance masters Bramante, Antonio da Sangallo, Michelangelo, and Vignola.