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Basic Constructive Mechanism for a Coat of Arms

Previously connected to Master F Italian
1450–1550
Not on view
System of auxiliary drawing lines for the basic shape of a coat of arms. The vertical line is pounced. Two modern inscriptions added in leadpoint.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Basic Constructive Mechanism for a Coat of Arms
  • Artist: Anonymous, Italian or Spanish, late 15th to early 16th century
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista di Jacopo Cennini (Italian, active 1597–1630) (?)
  • Artist: Previously connected to Master F (North Italian, active ca. 1525–40)
  • Date: 1450–1550
  • Medium: Leadpoint
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 13/16 x 5 1/2 in. (19.9 x 14 cm)
  • Classifications: Ornament & Architecture, Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.64.5(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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