File:Drawing, Design for a Decorative Aedicula, late 16th century (CH 18544433).jpg
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
![File:Drawing, Design for a Decorative Aedicula, late 16th century (CH 18544433).jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Drawing%2C_Design_for_a_Decorative_Aedicula%2C_late_16th_century_%28CH_18544433%29.jpg/531px-Drawing%2C_Design_for_a_Decorative_Aedicula%2C_late_16th_century_%28CH_18544433%29.jpg?20171212235611)
Size of this preview: 531 × 599 pixels. Other resolutions: 213 × 240 pixels | 425 × 480 pixels | 681 × 768 pixels | 908 × 1,024 pixels | 1,815 × 2,048 pixels | 2,614 × 2,949 pixels.
Original file (2,614 × 2,949 pixels, file size: 8.15 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
File information
Structured data
Captions
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Summary
[edit]English: Drawing, Design for a Decorative Aedicula, late 16th century
(![]() ![]() ![]() |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Artist |
Unknown artistUnknown artist |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title |
English: Drawing, Design for a Decorative Aedicula, late 16th century |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: Vertical rectangle. Design for a shrine standing upon a two-stepped base, with roof supported by four columns, those behind connected by a wall with a niche. At top of niche is a winged child's head in the center of drapery festoons. The frieze has a rinceaux ornament. Upon the triangular pediment stand three figural statues with wings. The central parts of the upper step are protruding as half-circles; flanking them are tripods containing flames, at right and at left with alternative design suggestions. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | late 16th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, graphite on laid paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | H x W: 21.9 × 19.5 cm (8 5/8 × 7 11/16 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current location |
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accession number |
1938-88-482 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo |
Licensing
[edit]
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 23:56, 12 December 2017 | ![]() | 2,614 × 2,949 (8.15 MB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Cooper-Hewitt 1194.17 18544433 |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file: