Design for a Decorated Wall and Ceiling of a Gallery, marked with the monogram of the French King Henri III or IV

Previously attributed to Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) Italian

ca. 1580–1600

Not on view

Design for the decoration of a wall and ceiling, most likely with a barrel vault. On the bottom of the sheet (part of) a wall elevation is shown decorated with a large rectangular compartment in which a landscape scene is depicted. The decorations along the frame of the compartment were most likely meant to be executed in stucco. To the right cursory indications of a window bay are painted in wash. Above the wall elevation, the ceiling is divided in two parts. On the left side, a large rectangle represents the main body of the barrel vault. At its center a trompe l'oeil painting of a balcony and oculus are indicated. The trompe l'oeil is surrounded by grotesque decorations reminiscent of the Fontainebleau School designs of Rosso Fiorentino and Leonard Thiry. To the right, above the window bay, a narrower strip shows a cartouche with the letter H in the center and a small compartment with a landscape scene at either end.

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Title: Design for a Decorated Wall and Ceiling of a Gallery, marked with the monogram of the French King Henri III or IV
Artist: Toussaint Dubreuil (French, Paris ca. 1561–1602 Paris)
Artist: Previously attributed to Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome)
Date: ca. 1580–1600
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/8 × 9 3/4 in. (35.9 × 24.8 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2014
Object Number: 2014.473
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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