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The image displays an intricately carved frame enclosing a landscape scene. The view is centered on the scene within the frame. The landscape includes buildings and distant hills or trees. The frame and scene are detailed with fine lines and hatching to show texture and depth. The frame is adorned with swirling patterns, scrolls, and a shell motif at the top center. The color scheme is monochromatic, emphasizing the details of the frame and scene. The frame occupies most of the space, directing attention to the central circular landscape, creating a sense of a distant world captured within the design.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Architectural Motif with a Landscape
Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti
- Date
- c. 1690
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 11.2 x 8.7 cm (4 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.) sheet: 17.1 x 12 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1997.10.2
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1651 to 1700
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Vari Capricii di Fughe Inventate et intagliate da Carlo Buffagnotti
Subjects and terms
- Italian
- etching
- detail and ornament
- architecture
- Landscape
- Italy
- landscape
Provenance
(Bernard Quaritch Ltd.); purchased by NGA, 1997.
Inscription
upper left in plate: A; by later hand, lower right in pen and brown ink: 15
Watermarks
(cut off)
NGA object ID 102368. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.