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Drawing, Study for Candelabrum Motif and Strapwork Escutcheon
This is a Drawing. It was created by Unknown. It is dated ca. 1560 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, black chalk, brush and violet watercolor on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This sketch illustrates concepts for two seemingly unrelated designs. The plasticity of the design for the escutcheon, which is anchored at top and bottom by a winged fantastical head and a mask, stands in contrast to the flatly-rendered candelabrum, comprised of stacked classical vases atop a base formed by two sphinxes and surmounted by a flaming urn.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
- Print, Ornament Panel Inscribed "Victoria Augusta"
- engraving on off white laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1946-29-4
- Drawing, Design for a Candlestick
- black chalk, brush and brown wash, incised lines and compass points on cream....
- Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
- 1942-36-4
- Drawing, Design for Candelabrum and Panel of Grotesques
- pen and brown ink on paper, lined.
- Museum purchase through gift of Walter Leo Hildburgh.
- 1956-41-1
Our curators have highlighted 8 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Drawing, A Sphinx with Globe
- graphite, red crayon on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-573
- Drawing, Design for a Candlestick
- chalk on laid paper.
- Gift of Ogden Codman.
- 1916-9-8
- Vase (USA)
- glazed stoneware with gilding and applied hand-modeled dragon.
- Gift of Marcia and William Goodman.
- 1984-84-13
Its dimensions are
26.2 × 15.1 cm (10 5/16 × 5 15/16 in.)
Cite this object as
Drawing, Study for Candelabrum Motif and Strapwork Escutcheon; Unknown; Italy; pen and brown ink, black chalk, brush and violet watercolor on off-white laid paper; 26.2 × 15.1 cm (10 5/16 × 5 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-2923
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Fragile Beasts.
