Artwork
Sculptured ornament
Sculptured ornament is a drawing by Unknown. It dates from 1934 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This drawing depicts an ornamental design, likely from the side of a basin, captured in a landscape-format rubbing.
About this work
Overview
This drawing depicts an ornamental design, likely from the side of a basin, captured in a landscape-format rubbing.
Subject & Meaning
The design features a simple wooden structure with arched supports, a crossbar, and hanging round objects, possibly lanterns or bells, on a small platform or steps.
Technique & Style
The drawing is characterized by thick, dark lines against a light background, with densely packed, repeated strokes filling the shapes, creating a woven effect.
Context
The use of closely spaced lines suggests a technique related to cross-hatching, a method of creating shading and texture through closely spaced parallel lines.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
