Design for a Wall Decoration with Pasted-in Sketches after Raphael (verso)
1590
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1590
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This drawing shows a fancy wall design with two tall statues standing in niches. Above them, there’s a small balcony with swirling decorations and a clock-like shape in the center. The wall has empty picture frames and two circles that look like mirrors or windows. The lines are light and sketchy, with some red pencil marks added later. The artist pasted in smaller sketches of people, like a seated figure and a standing one, to show what might go inside the frames. The whole thing looks like a plan for a rich person’s home or palace. If you like this style, look up Renaissance.
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