Design for Right Half of a Door Frame
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase from the Mary Hearn Greims Fund
Accession Number
1940-21-35-1
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This elegant *Design for Right Half of Door Frame* by the Italian artist A. Quadrío, active in early 18th century, offers a glimpse into the opulent architectural world of Italy around 1700–1730. Quadrío, though little-documented today, contributed to the era's grand decorative schemes, where doorways served as dramatic transitions in palaces, villas, and churches. As a preparatory drawing classified under architecture, it exemplifies the meticulous planning behind Baroque-era interiors, emphasizing symmetry, scrolling motifs, and intricate detailing that would have been carved in wood, stucco...