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Design for a window frame

Drawing
late 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a window frame or a niche. There is a line going vertically down the middle with the left side of the line more decorated than the right. At the base there are 2 figures with their back on the frame.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDesign for a window frame (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Blue wash over black chalk strengthened with pen and ink
Brief description
Drawing, design for a window frame with a broken segmental pediment, Rome, late 16th century.
Physical description
Design for a window frame or a niche. There is a line going vertically down the middle with the left side of the line more decorated than the right. At the base there are 2 figures with their back on the frame.
Dimensions
  • Length: 358mm
  • Width: 190mm
Style
Bibliographic reference
Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 221. The text is as follows: ROME: late 16th century 493 Design for a window frame with a broken segmental pediment Inscribed 'trentuno' and numbered '31' Blue wash over black chalk strengthened with pen and ink 14 1/8 x 7 ½ (358 x 190) 9-I922 PROVENANCE Lord Amherst of Hackney (sale, Sotheby, 14 December 1921; bought by Meat yard and sold by him to the Museum) The drawing is by the same hand and in the same technique as no. 492
Collection
Accession number
E.619-1922

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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