Architectural Motif with a Bust

c. 1690

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti

Associated Names
Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti

Artist, Italian, c. 1660 - after 1710

The image shows a bust sculpture of a human figure within an ornate niche. The bust features a figure with long hair, draped in a garment covering the shoulders, depicted in a monochrome engraving style. The niche surrounding the bust is decorated with carved patterns, including scroll-like motifs at the top and curved lines framing the figure. The presentation gives the sculpture a classical appearance and a sense of importance or reverence. Detailed hatching in the engraving adds depth and shading, enhancing the three-dimensionality of the sculpture and its niche.

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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: 16.7 x 12.2 cm (6 9/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.10.3


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. 154.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite: Buffagnotti di / Bologna

Wikidata ID

Q75406745

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