Architectural Motif with a Drape with Fruit

c. 1690

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti

Associated Names
Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti

Artist, Italian, c. 1660 - after 1710

The image shows a large decorative tapestry with a fruit motif, hung against an ornate architectural background. The color scheme is mainly beige and brown. The tapestry is in the center, flanked by acanthus leaves, and framed by a balustrade below. Festoon-like garlands hang from the top corners towards the center.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.3 x 9.2 cm (4 7/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 17.3 x 11.8 cm (6 13/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.10.7

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1974

  • Gaeta Bertela, Giovanna and Stefano Ferrara. Incisori Bolognesi ed Emiliani del sec. XVIII. Vol. 3. Bologna, 1974: no. 158.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: C; by later hand, upper left (up-side-down) in graphite: Buffagnotti di / Bologna

Wikidata ID

Q75406758

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