Design for the right half of a chimneypiece
By the seventeenth century, chimneypieces had become an important object of design within the interior. Examples in late Renaissance and early Baroque styles were often highly sculptural, heavily ornate and very colorful feats of design bravura. The love for the theatrical, which characterized the Baroque period, meant that a certain level of monumentality was pursued. In that respect, these two drawings show designs of a relatively modest nature, although colored marbled and gilding could transform their final look dramatically.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for the right half of a chimneypiece
- Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 17th century
- Date: 17th century
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over leadpoint
- Dimensions: 11 7/16 x 3 5/16 in. (29 x 8.4 cm) maximum dimensions; strip has been added to the top
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1958
- Object Number: 58.543.33
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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