Architectural Motif with Fruit in a Vase

c. 1690

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti

Associated Names
Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti

Artist, Italian, c. 1660 - after 1710

The image features a shield or plaque with a central urn surrounded by ornate carvings. The color scheme is beige and brown, with varying shades highlighting the details. The urn is in the center, with decorative scrolls on either side, a draped pattern above, and a textured lower section resembling carved stone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11 x 8.7 cm (4 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.1 x 12.2 cm (6 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.10.12

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1974

  • Gaeta Bertela, Giovanna and Stefano Ferrara. Incisori Bolognesi ed Emiliani del sec. XVIII. Vol. 3. Bologna, 1974: no. 163.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in pen and brown ink: 19; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Buffagnotti di / Bologna

Wikidata ID

Q75406813

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