1504
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Crenelated Fortress (verso) is a 1504 by Agostino Carracci, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a small fortress with thick walls and a tall tower on the left. The buildings have flat roofs and simple shapes, drawn in light brown ink. The paper is slightly yellowed and has some smudges, like it’s been handled a lot. The fortress walls have gaps at the top—those are called crenellations, used for defense. The drawing looks quick, almost like a first idea before a bigger work. Check out Agostino Carracci to see how he used sketches like this in his art.
Agostino Carracci ( kə-RAH-chee, UK also kə-RATCH-ee, Italian: ; also Caracci; 16 August 1557 – 22 March 1602) was an Italian painter, printmaker, tapestry designer, and art teacher.
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