
Two Designs for an urn
A skilled draftsman of the Florentine School presents two elegant designs for decorative urns rendered in precise pen and brown ink. The fluid yet controlled linework captures the classical proportions and ornamental detailing characteristic of seventeenth-century Italian decorative arts. The warm tones of the brown ink lend a refined intimacy to these preparatory designs, reflecting the Florentine tradition of meticulous craftsmanship and artistic invention.
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink;
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Old Master and British Works on Paper Online
September 12, 2019
Estimate: $1,800 – $2,200
Lot 519
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