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Study for a memorial or dedicatory frontispiece
Study for a memorial or dedicatory frontispiece
People:
  • Pietro Bracci (draughtsman)
  • Pietro Bracci (sculptor)
Title:

Study for a memorial or dedicatory frontispiece

Date:

between 1715 and 1773

Description:

- This sketch shows a portrait bust of a young cardinal in an oval frame held by two putti, one of whom also holds a star of Malta. Rome and Venice are represented underneath the portrait by a scene of Romulus and Remus beside the wolf, and by the Lion of St. Mark. At the bottom of the design there is a scroll with a blank shield.

Form:
drawings
Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)
Stage and Purpose:
  • design development drawing
  • record drawing
Technique and media:

Grey wash over black chalk

Dimensions:

sheet: 28.8 x 24.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1966:0001:016

Drawing Type:
  • sketch
Method of Projection:
  • pictorial drawing
Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The drawing is enclosed by a black chalk border.

Inscription:

numbered - by an unknown hand, in black chalk, u.l.: "16" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, u.r.: "79"

Subject:
  • architecture
  • portrait
Subject Descriptive Terms:
  • monument
  • frontispiece (illustration)
Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
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