Design for a Frame with a Large Oval Compartment and Four Medallions

1614

Not on view

Design for a decorative frame with an oval-shaped central compartment and four medallions in the four corners of the frame. The decorations consists largely of vegetal scrolls that were likely to be worked out in relief, as suggested by the hatched background. The design has been quartered by a horizontal and vertical line, but no true variants are introduced.

Artwork Details

Title: Design for a Frame with a Large Oval Compartment and Four Medallions
Engraver: Cesare Domenichi (Italian, active 1589-1617)
Artist: After Lodovico Scalzi (Italian, 1560-after 1614)
Date: 1614
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 11/16 × 9 5/16 in. (27.2 × 23.7 cm)
Classifications: Albums, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.79.1(185)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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