Design for an Altar

Francesco Salviati

Associated Names
Francesco Salviati

Artist, Florentine, 1510 - 1563

This is a drawing of an architectural structure. The drawing features a central roundel surrounded by ornate details including mythological figures. Toward the top, there is a rectangular panel depicting a dynamic scene of figures in motion. The overall design includes columns and decorative elements. The use of line work and shading is detailed.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening over black chalk

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 41.7 x 29.8 cm (16 7/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
    support: 28 x 16 cm (11 x 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.1.52

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

H.S. Reitlinger (Lugt Supp.2274a). Julius S. Held [1905-2002], by 1970; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • Mannerist Drawings, Prints, and Paintings, Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 1957, no. 1 (as attributed to Niccolo dell'Abbate).

1970

  • Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton; traveling exhibition, 1970, no. 104, as Circle of Niccolo dell' Abbate.

Bibliography

1979

  • Ward-Jackson, Peter. Italian Drawings, Volume One, 14th-16th Century (Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogues). London, 1979: 136, under no. 279.

1992

  • Mortari, Luisa. Francesco Salviati. Rome, 1992: 240, no. 401, and 228, under no. 334.

1998

  • Francesco Salviati (1510-1563) o la Bella Maniera. Exh. cat. Villa Medici, Rome, and Musée du Louvre, Paris, 1998: under no. 58 (as uncertain attribution).

Inscriptions

later hand lower center on mount in pen and brown ink: 7 .. Della Scuola de Raffaelle; additional inscriptions on the mount, recto and verso

Wikidata ID

Q64562425

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