Drawing of a Decorated Coat of Arms surrounded by Books, Owl, Leaves, Vase and a Snake
Carlo Bianconi
1732–1802
Medium
Pen and dark brown ink
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 4 13/16 in. (11.5 x 12.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
Accession Number
50.605.18
Tags
BooksOwlsSnakesLeavesCoat of Arms
About the Artist
Carlo Bianconi · 1732–1802
Italian scholar and archivist; first secretary of the Reale accademia di Brera. Comment on works: painter; sculptor