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design for frieze and ceiling decoration

Drawing
1501-47 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing


Object details

Category
Object type
Titledesign for frieze and ceiling decoration (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and wash heightened with white
Brief description
Drawing, sketch design for a frieze and ceiling decorated in the antique style with paint and stucco, by Perino del Vaga (Piero Buonaccorsi, 1501-47).
Physical description
Drawing
Dimensions
  • Length: 254mm
  • Width: 419mm
Style
Bibliographic reference
Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 172. The text is as follows: VAGA, PERINO DEL Piero Buonaccorsi (1501-47) 364 Recto Sketch design for a ceiling decorated in the grotesque style Inscribed in a narrow border within the design ‘la lista pavonacia e lavorj’ and again in another border ‘pavoncio li lavorj profilij’ Pen and ink Verso Another ceiling design of the same type Pen and ink 7 ½ x 8 7/8 (190 x 225) E.614-1922 PROVENANCE Lord Amherst of Hackney (sale, Sotheby, 14 December 1921, unidentified lot, bought by F. R. Meatyard and sold by him to the Museum) Nos. 364 and 365 are other designs of the same type from the Amherst collection. They are modelled on antique prototypes such as could then be seen in Hadrien's villa and Nero's Golden House.
Collection
Accession number
E.614-1922

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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