Design for a frieze
Drawing
mid 16th century (made)
mid 16th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Drawing of a design for a frieze decorated with a standing putto, a band of grotesque ornament and a cartouche containing a landscape.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Design for a frieze (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Drawing, Design for a frieze, decorated with a standing putto, a band of grotesque ornament and a cartouche containing a landscape, Italian, mid 16th century. |
| Physical description | Drawing of a design for a frieze decorated with a standing putto, a band of grotesque ornament and a cartouche containing a landscape. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 238.
The text is as follows:
Design for a frieze, decorated with ornamented frames, human figures and crollwork; above, mounted on the same sheet, another drawing in pen and ink, by a different hand, representing a frieze of playing boys
Pen and ink with brown and pink wash
Size of sheet 6 ¾ x 12 5/8 8622
PROVENANCE Bought from A. W. Thibaudeau, 1880 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.1157-1886 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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