DrawingsItalian16th century

Design for Altar Frame dedicated to S. Bernardino; verso: Faint Architectural Designs for Altar Frame

c. 1560

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over black and red chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: black chalk

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 40.8 x 12.7 cm (16 1/16 x 5 in.)

Provenance

H. (?) N. Baron von Slingelandt. information from B. Weinreb H. (?) Bosch Reitz, Laren, Netherlands (?), by descent from his great grandfather. Gt. Grandfather: H. (?) N. Baron von Slingelandt; information from B. Weinreb B. Weinreb Limited, London, sold to Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., 1980. (Seiden & de Cuevas is now known as Vermeer Associates, Ltd) Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., Brampton, Ontario, Canada, purchased from B. Weinreb Limited, London, 6, sold to HUAM, 1998.

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