Three fragments of drawings mounted together on one sheet, each enclosed in a border of arabesques in gold
Design
1501-1547 (made)
1501-1547 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Drawing, Three fragments of drawings mounted together on one sheet, each enclosed in a border of arabesques in gold, by Perino del Vaga, Italian School, pen and ink and wash, first half 16th century
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Three fragments of drawings mounted together on one sheet, each enclosed in a border of arabesques in gold (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | The upper drawing in pen and ink, the lower two in pen and ink and wash |
| Brief description | Drawing, Three fragments of drawings mounted together on one sheet, each enclosed in a border of arabesques in gold, by Perino del Vaga, Italian School, pen and ink and wash, first half 16th century |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | PROVENANCE Sir P. Lely (Lugt 2092); J. Talman (as indicated by the ornamental gold borders; see Lugt 2462); Rev Dr H. Wellesley (sale, Sotheby, 25 June to 10 July 1866, unidentified lot, bought for the Museum) |
| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, cat. 368, p. 174, illus.
The following is the full text of the entry:
VAGA, PERINO DEL
Piero Buonaccorsi (1501-47)
368
Three fragments of drawings mounted together on one sheet, each enclosed in a border of arabesques in gold
The upper drawing in pen and ink, the lower two in pen and ink and wash
Size of sheet 17 5/8 x 8 ½ (448 x 216) 4899
PROVENANCE Sir P. Lely (Lugt 2092); J. Talman (as indicated by the ornamental gold borders; see Lugt 2462); Rev Dr H. Wellesley (sale, Sotheby, 25 June to 10 July 1866, unidentified lot, bought for the Museum)
The old attribution to Perino is convincing. The subjects of the three separate sheets are as follows:
(a) small triangular fragment showing the base of a candelabrum
(b) rectangular sheet, composed of two separate sheets pasted together, showing designs for a vase and two candelabra; on the back a sketch of a seated figure, a putto hiding behind a large mask, the lower half of a sketch of three putti dancing and of a sketch of a goat
(c) smaller rectangular sheet, composed of two sheets pasted together, showing the base of a candelabrum decorated with a mask, a reclining faun and two dolphins. This drawing is perhaps by a different hand. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4899 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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