Palatial Mantelpiece with a Scene of Ancient Sacrifice [recto]

German or Austrian 16th Century, 1571

This is an architectural sketch with ornate details. The drawing features a detailed section of an architectural design with elaborate ornamentation and mythical figures. The top part displays a decorative frieze… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: German or Austrian 16th Century ¹
Date: 1571 ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink on laid paper ¹
Original: 3,344 × 4,894 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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A work made of pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash and pen and black ink, on cream laid paper cut-out, on cream laid paper.

This is a drawing of a figure standing in front of a castle-like structure with a winged figure on top. The image shows a building resembling a castle with two cylindrical towers topped with flags and a pointed roof…

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