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Nuns at Work, Alessandro Magnasco
Alessandro Magnasco, portraitAlessandro MagnascoItalian, 1667–1749

Nuns at Work

Painting

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Nuns at Work” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 539, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room539

Closed· opens at 10:00 AM

On public display.

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Source
The museum
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Details

Accession number
1982.60.13

What it shows

InteriorWomanWorkingNeedleworkNunsSpinning Wheel

In the catalog

PaintingsOilItalian painting

Sources

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