Design for the left half of a chimneypiece

Anonymous, Italian, 17th century Italian

17th century

Not on view

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.

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Title: Design for the left 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 9/16 x 3 7/8 in. (29.4 x 9.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1958
Object Number: 58.543.30
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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