Design for an Architectural Framework

French 16th Century, 16th century

This is a drawing of an ornate architectural design with intricate details. The drawing depicts an elaborate architectural frame that includes mythical figures and decorative elements. · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: French 16th Century ¹
Date: 16th century ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk ¹
Original: 3,569 × 5,215 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Julius S. Held Collection

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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