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This is a drawing of an ornate architectural element. The drawing features intricate Baroque-style designs with elaborate scrolls and volutes. The central part of the design includes an empty shield or cartouche surrounded by curved moldings and carvings. The shading and line work suggest a sense of depth.
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This is a drawing of an ornate architectural element. The drawing features intricate Baroque-style designs with elaborate scrolls and volutes. The central part of the design includes an empty shield or cartouche surrounded by curved moldings and carvings. The shading and line work suggest a sense of depth.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Architectural Motif with Three Shields

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti

Date
c. 1690
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 11.3 x 9.3 cm (4 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.) sheet: 17.4 x 12.4 cm (6 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1997.10.6
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Vari Capricii di Fughe Inventate et intagliate da Carlo Buffagnotti

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • etching
  • detail and ornament
  • architecture
Provenance

(Bernard Quaritch Ltd.); purchased by NGA, 1997.

Inscription

upper left in plate: C; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Buffagnotti di / Bologna

NGA object ID 102372. 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.