Studies of a Gentian, Moth, Birds, Cats, Interlacing Motif, and Greek Frets (recto); Ornamental Studies with Figures (verso), 1530–40, Pen and two colors of brown ink, brush and watercolor over leadpoint or black chalk (recto); pen and light brown ink over leadpoint or black chalk (verso), 7 3/16 x 10 7/16 in. (18.2 x 26.5 cm), Drawings, Giorgio di Giovanni ('Giorgio da Siena') (Italian, documented Siena 1538–died 1559 Siena), The range of delicately drawn animal, insect, and ornamental motifs indicates that this sheet was once part of a sketch book or model book. The imagery relates generally to a fresco cycle at the Villa Belcaro, near Siena, which the artist executed between 1530 and 1540; he became the leading practitioner of the genre of naturalistic Antique-style ornamental painting in Siena
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Studies, Gentian, Moth, Birds, Cats, Interlacing Motif, Greek Frets, recto, Ornamental Studies, Figures, verso, 1530–40, Pen, two colors, brown ink, brush, watercolor, leadpoint, black chalk, pen, light brown, 7 3/16 x 10 7/16, 18.2 26.5 cm, Drawings, Giorgio di Giovanni, 'Giorgio da Siena', Italian, documented Siena, 1538–died, 1559, Siena, range, delicately drawn, animal, insect, ornamental motifs, indicates, sheet, part, sketch book, model, imagery relates, generally, fresco cycle, Villa Belcaro, artist executed, 1530, 1540, leading practitioner, genre, naturalistic Antique-style, ornamental, painting
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