Series of Cartouche Designs

ca. 1600–1620

Not on view

Series of eight prints with cartouche designs attributed to the artist Leonardo dell'Arca. The cartouches represent a transitory style from the architectonic designs of the late sixteenth century into the more organic lines of the early seventeenth century. The cartouches stand out for their three-dimensional qualities. They are modestly decorated with masks, putti and other ornaments for which space is reserves at top and bottom. The designs are presented on a hatched ground with horizontal markings. The versos of the sheets display various ghost impressions, implying that sheets were stacked while the ink was still wet.

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Title: Series of Cartouche Designs
Artist: Leonardo dell'Arca (Italian, active 17th century)
Published in: Rome
Date: ca. 1600–1620
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: 16 1/4 × 10 13/16 × 1 1/4 in. (41.2 × 27.5 × 3.2 cm)
Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.62.8(42-49)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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