Design after a Fountain in the Villa Aldobrandini at Frascati.

1590–1600
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design after a Fountain in the Villa Aldobrandini at Frascati.
  • Artist: Giovanni Guerra (Italian, Modena 1544–1618 Rome)
  • Date: 1590–1600
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush with brown wash and pale blue-gray watercolor accents (on the depictions of water), over leadpoint or black chalk, with ruling and compass construction
  • Dimensions: sheet: 13 5/8 x 26 3/4 in. (34.6 x 68 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1977
  • Object Number: 1977.619
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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