Architectural Motif with Three Shields

c. 1690

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti

Associated Names
Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti

Artist, Italian, c. 1660 - after 1710

This is a drawing of an ornate architectural element. The drawing features intricate Baroque-style designs with elaborate scrolls and volutes. The central part of the design includes an empty shield or cartouche surrounded by curved moldings and carvings. The shading and line work suggest a sense of depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.3 x 9.3 cm (4 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.4 x 12.4 cm (6 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.10.6

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. 157.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: C; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Buffagnotti di / Bologna

Wikidata ID

Q75406754

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