Designs for grotesque friezes
Drawing
16th century (drawn)
16th century (drawn)
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Drawing, Designs (5 on 3 sheets mounted together) for grotesque friezes, school of Perino del Vaga, Italy, pen and ink and wash, 16th century
Object details
Object type | |
Title | Designs for grotesque friezes (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash |
Brief description | Drawing, Designs (5 on 3 sheets mounted together) for grotesque friezes, school of Perino del Vaga, Italy, pen and ink and wash, 16th century |
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Production type | Unique |
Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in two places 'Pierino' |
Object history | PROVENANCE W. Mayor (Lugt 2799); bought 1875 |
Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, cat. 385, p. 179, illus.
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school of
VAGA, PERINO DEL
Designs for architectural ornament
385
Designs (5 on 3 sheets mounted together) for grotesque friezes
Inscribed in two places 'Pierino'
Pen and ink and wash
Size of mount 12 3/4 x 9 1/8 (324 x 232) 8076
PROVENANCE W. Mayor (Lugt 2799); bought 1875
LITERATURE Nos. 64-73 in the Mayor Catalogue are ornamental drawings ascribed to Giovanni da Udine, but it is scarcely possible to say which, if any, refers to our sheet
Formerly attributed to Giovanni da Udine, but more in the taste of Perino, as the inscription suggests. |
Collection | |
Accession number | 8076 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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