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Freggi dell'architettura

Print
1648-1680 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate 6.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleFreggi dell'architettura (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Brief description
Plate 6. 1 of 6 plates from a suite of 48 friezes, including title plate, after drawings by Mitelli of pilaster decorations on the portal of the church of S. Bartolomeo di Porta Ravegnana in Bologna, titled 'Freggi dell' architettura', dedicated to Hettore Chisilieri. Italian, 1648-1680.
Physical description
Plate 6.
Dimensions
  • Cut to approx. height: 33.0cm
  • Plate mark width: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered upper left corner: '14'.
Object history
Later copy of V&A inventory number: E.3325-1911, published in 1645 as part of the 1st edition of the 'Freggi dell' architettura' by Mitelli.
Bibliographic reference
Fuhring, P. Ornament prints in the Rijksmuseum II: The Seventeenthy Century, 3 vols, Rotterdam, 2004, vol. 3, 1150-1198.
Collection
Accession number
26169:3

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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