Design for a Reliquary of the Holy Cross, Black chalk, brush and brown wash, pen and brown ink on cream paper, lined, At the bottom, a fluted shaft rises between two cherubim heads from a circular plinth. Above is a 'knob' decorated with drapery festoons supported by two rams' heads (at each side) and a child's head (at center), which supports the form above. This form shows two masks hanging from the upper spirals of gaine scrolls which are projecting clasp-like (three of these are shown); atop the lateral gaine scrolls are harpy heads, which, together with a pedestal in the center, support a base for the vessel-shaped shaft above. Flanking this vessel-shaped shaft are two women carrying capitals on their heads; the right one holds a small cross, the left one holds something that cannot be interpreted. At the top, a circular, domed structure with steps, upon which two children/angels are seated at either side., Italy, ca. 1540, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Reliquary, Holy Cross, Black chalk, brush, brown wash, pen, brown ink, cream paper, lined, bottom, fluted shaft rises, two cherubim heads, circular plinth, 'knob' decorated, drapery festoons supported, two rams' heads, side, child's head, center, supports, form, form, two masks hanging, upper spirals, gaine scrolls, projecting clasp-, three, shown, atop, lateral gaine scrolls, harpy heads, together, pedestal, center, support, base, vessel-shaped shaft, Flanking, vessel-shaped shaft, two women carrying capitals, heads, right, holds, small cross, left, holds something, cannot, interpreted, top, circular, domed structure, steps, upon, two children, angels, seated, side, Italy, ca, 1540, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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