Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Dimensions:
Image: 17.2 x 22.6 cm (6 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Italy
Date:
1789–1793
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Horizontal rectangle. In the center is a circular frame with a woman wrapped in a coat, so that only the nose and the eyes are unprotected, possibly representing Winter. Above are festoons from which entwined garlands hang. On both sides a paper with an inscription is put upon a slope. The motif at right includes two oil lamps. Below at right is a bird standing upon two chalices, with two griffins sitting below upon a base. At left is a tripod; two legs supporting the bowl of a lamp are visible. Below the circle are crossed branches. (RB '45)
Roundel with a vestal, flanked by grotesques, for decoration over mirror, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri. (PDM '91)
