Design for an Architectural Framework

16th century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.5 x 26.2 cm (15 9/16 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1985.1.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Julius S. Held [1905-2002], by 1970; gift 1985 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton; traveling exhibition, 1970, no. 71.

1994

  • Fanciful Flourishes: Ornament in European Graphic Art and Related Objects, 1300-1800, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: Ecole d Fountainebleau; lower right verso in graphite: V Dest 96 no 195

Wikidata ID

Q64570763


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