What medium is "Design for the Decoration of a Palace Wall (Veronese Palazzo?)"?

Design for the Decoration of a Palace Wall (Veronese Palazzo?) is Pen and brown ink with wash, few traces of black chalk underdrawing.

Is "Design for the Decoration of a Palace Wall (Veronese Palazzo?)" in the public domain?

Yes, Design for the Decoration of a Palace Wall (Veronese Palazzo?) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Design for the Decoration of a Palace Wall (Veronese Palazzo?)

Q: When was "Design for the Decoration of a Palace Wall (Veronese Palazzo?)" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1550–70.

Lorenzo Rubini|Alessandro Vittoria (Alessandro Vittoria di Vigilio della Volpa)|Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)

ca. 1550–70

Design for the Decoration of a Palace Wall (Veronese Palazzo?) by Lorenzo Rubini|Alessandro Vittoria (Alessandro Vittoria di Vigilio della Volpa)|Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)

Medium

Pen and brown ink with wash, few traces of black chalk underdrawing

Dimensions

Sheet: 21 5/8 × 16 7/16 in. (54.9 × 41.7 cm)

Classification

Drawings|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2016

Accession Number

2016.505

Tags

Architecture

Art Historical Context

This exquisite drawing, titled *Design for the Decoration of Palace Wall (Veronese Palazzo?)*, dates to around 1550–70 and is attributed to a stellar trio of Venetian Renaissance masters: Lorenzo Rubini, Alessandro Vittoria, and Paolo VeronesePaolo Caliari). during the height of the Veneto region's artistic splendor, it likely served as a preparatory blueprint for adorning the grand interiors of a noble palace in Verona or nearby—spaces where opulent frescoes, stucco, and architectural motifs seamlessly to dazzle elite patrons. Executed in pen and brown ink wash over faint black chalk underdr...

About the Artist

Lorenzo Rubini|Alessandro Vittoria (Alessandro Vittoria di Vigilio della Volpa)|Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (Italian|Italian|Italian) · |1525 |1528 – |1608 |1588

Italian, Vicenza fl. 1543 – 1576|Italian, 1525–1608|Italian, Verona 1528–1588 Venice

Design for the Decoration of a Palace Wall (Veronese Palazzo?)

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