Dedication to Don Pietro Medici from "Bizzarie di varie Figure"

1624

Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Bracelli

Artist, Italian, active c. 1624 - 1649

This is a drawing of a heraldic shield with decorative elements. The design features a shield in the center displaying six roundels, arranged in two groups of three. The shield is framed by a border that includes floral and scroll motifs. Above the shield are two cherubic figures interacting with the shield's top edge. On either side of the shield are weapons, flags, and a drum styled in an ornate manner. The inscription "S.DON PIETROMEDICI" appears below the shield. The image is detailed with lines and cross-hatching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1961.17.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Preaud 1975, no. A (series)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Baroness Burdett Coutts [1814-1906], London; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 15 May 1922, no. 67); Arthur Rau. Robert de Billy. Alain Brieux. Irving Davis, London. Hans P. Kraus, New York, July 14, 1954; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, September 1954; gift to NGA, 1961.

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Wikidata ID

Q65226123

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