A frieze of figures
Drawing
16th century
16th century
| Artist/Maker |
Drawing in pen and ink and wash. A frieze of figures.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | A frieze of figures |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Drawing, A frieze of figures, copy after Domenico Beccafumi, 16th century |
| Physical description | Drawing in pen and ink and wash. A frieze of figures. |
| Dimensions |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p.38
The following is the full text of the entry:
copy after
BECCAFUMI, DOMENICO
44
A frieze of figures
Pen and ink and wash
3 1/4 x 13 1/8 (83 x 333) D.39-1888
PROVENANCE Bought 1888
A copy (probably contemporary) of part of a border of the marble mosaic pavement designed by Beccafumi in Siena cathedral. The relevant part of the border is illustrated in D. Sanminiatelli, Domenico Beccafumi, Milan, 1967, fig. 69.
Not illustrated |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.39-1888 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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