A Seraph (Cartoon for an Embroidery)
Artwork Details
- Title: A Seraph (Cartoon for an Embroidery)
- Artist: Raffaellino del Garbo (also known as Raffaelle de' Capponi and Raffaelle de' Carli) (Italian, San Lorenzo a Vigliano, near Florence, ca. 1470–after 1527 Florence)
- Date: 1466–1524
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and rose wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk; outlines of design and framing outlines pricked and with traces of rubbed black pouncing dust
- Dimensions: 4-5/16 x 2-13/16 in. (11.0 x 7.1 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
- Object Number: 1972.118.253
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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