Tabernacle frame
Drawing
late 16th century (made)
late 16th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Drawing, A tabernacle frame enclosing a cartouche, Italian, late 16th century.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Tabernacle frame (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash |
| Brief description | Drawing, A tabernacle frame enclosing a cartouche, Italian, late 16th century. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 246-247.
The text is as follows:
SCHOOL UNKNOWN:
late 16th century
599
A tabernacle frame enclosing a cartouche
Inscribed in pencil in a modern hand ‘Melani’ or ‘Meloni’
Pen and ink and wash; octagonal
5 ½ x 4 1/8 (140 x 104) D.572-1887
PROVENANCE Bought 1887
In the Departmental Register the words ‘F. Melani Pisa 1742’ are written against this item and no. 600, presumably referring to an inscription which is no longer there. One of the drawings was accordingly ascribed to Francesco Melani (1675-1742) and the other, to his brother Giuseppe (1673-1747), perhaps because it is obviously by a different hand. But both drawings date from the end of the 16th century and cannot therefore be by either of the Melani brothers. The inscription, if there was one, was possibly intended to refer to Alrobello Melone; but neither drawing is by him either. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.572-1887 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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