Grotesque Decorations for Wall Panels

c. 1530

Giovanni da Udine

Associated Names
Giovanni da Udine

Artist, Italian, c. 1487 - 1535

This is a drawing of an ornate architectural element with intricate swirling designs, including mythical creatures, floral motifs, and abstract patterns. The left panel features a winged mythical creature and a sitting animal, while the right panel includes a human face along with floral-like motifs. The drawing is detailed with fine lines and hatching, showcasing symmetrical design commonly seen in classical architectural drawings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19.6 x 10.1 cm (7 11/16 x 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.73.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

A. Laube, 1962; (Bernard Houthakker, Amsterdam (Lugt undesc), by 1989); purchased by NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Fuhring, Peter. Design into Art, Drawings for Architecture and Ornament. The Lodewijk Houthakker Collection. Amsterdam, 1989: no. 133, pl. 134.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in pen and gray ink: Gio. da / Udine; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: nug.(?) no: 64B

Wikidata ID

Q64572400

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