Design for the Decoration of an Oval Dish with a Bacchanal

Attributed to Filippo Lauri Italian

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This designs for an oval dish by Filippo Lauri focuses on the decoration of the mirror of the plate, which shows a bacchanal. Some indicaton is given of the decorations on the rim. The type of object and the execution in red chalk strongly indicate that this would have been meant as an object in silver. The drawing has a strong and distinguished provenance, which demonstrates an early appreciation for this kind of Baroque design.

Design for the Decoration of an Oval Dish with a Bacchanal, Attributed to Filippo Lauri (Italian, Rome 1623–1694 Rome), Red chalk, wash

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