Design, a Sepulchral Monument for Three Brothers, Black chalk, pen and brush and bistre on paper, A mountainous landscape is shown in the lower half. It is bordered on top by an arched stripe. IN front of it are seated, at left: a river god; at right, a source nymph. Her left arm leans upon a lion crouching beside her. A dragon flies in the upper center of the landscape. Above it is a shell-like escutcheon with a displayed eagle, holding in his beak the staff of the cross of an archbishop or cardinal. A prelate's hat with cords, terminating with one tassel, is on top. The esctucheon is flanked by Ceres and Jupiter, at left; Mars, Mercurius, at right. They are seated upon clouds. Jupiter raises a diadem and a laurel wreath with his left hand. Framine lines. Verso: a hat similar to that on the recto with an elaborated flourish of one of the cords, which is repeated in a bigger scale., Italy, 1590–1610, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Sepulchral Monument, Three Brothers, Black chalk, pen, brush, bistre, paper, mountainous landscape, shown, lower half, bordered, top, arched stripe, front, seated, left, river god, right, source nymph, left arm leans upon, lion crouching beside, dragon flies, upper center, landscape, shell- escutcheon, displayed eagle, holding, beak, staff, cross, archbishop, cardinal, prelate's hat, cords, terminating, tassel, top, esctucheon, flanked, Ceres, Jupiter, left, Mars, Mercurius, right, seated upon clouds, Jupiter raises, diadem, laurel wreath, left hand, Framine lines, Verso, hat, recto, elaborated flourish, cords, repeated, bigger scale, Italy, 1590–1610, Drawing, Drawing
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