Architectural Motif with a Landscape

c. 1690

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti

Associated Names
Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti

Artist, Italian, c. 1660 - after 1710

The image displays an intricately carved frame enclosing a landscape scene. The view is centered on the scene within the frame. The landscape includes buildings and distant hills or trees. The frame and scene are detailed with fine lines and hatching to show texture and depth. The frame is adorned with swirling patterns, scrolls, and a shell motif at the top center. The color scheme is monochromatic, emphasizing the details of the frame and scene. The frame occupies most of the space, directing attention to the central circular landscape, creating a sense of a distant world captured within the design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.2 x 8.7 cm (4 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.1 x 12 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.10.2


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bernard Quaritch Ltd.); purchased by NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1974

  • Gaeta Bertela, Giovanna and Stefano Ferrara. Incisori Bolognesi ed Emiliani del sec. XVIII. Vol. 3. Bologna, 1974: no. 153.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: A; by later hand, lower right in pen and brown ink: 15

Watermarks

(cut off)

Wikidata ID

Q75406704

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