Design for a Wall Elevation with Grotesques, ca. 1540–70, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash; some stylus ruling; highlighted with white gouache; on blue paper, 15 5/16 x 10 9/16 in. (38.9 x 26.9 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, second half of the 16th century, Circle of Pellegrino Tibaldi (Italian, Puria di Valsolda 1527–1596 Milan) ?, Painted wall and ceiling decorations were an important part of the Italian 16th century interior. With their vibrant colors, they often had a determining influence on the atmosphere of a room. This design shows a decoration for a niche between two pillars which is filled by a so-called candelabra grotesque with male and female satyrs on its offshoots
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Design, Wall Elevation, Grotesques, ca, 1540–70, Pen, brown ink, brush, wash, stylus ruling, highlighted, white gouache, blue paper, 15 5/16 x 10 9/16, 38.9 26.9 cm, Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, second half of the 16th century, Circle Pellegrino Tibaldi, Puria di Valsolda, 1527–1596, Milan, Painted wall, ceiling decorations, important part, Italian 16th, century, interior, vibrant colors, determining influence, atmosphere, room, design, decoration, niche, two pillars, filled, candelabra grotesque, male, female satyrs, offshoots
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