Ontwerp voor de beschildering van een gewelf met figuren

About this artwork

ondertekening in potlood, penseel en pen in bruin

Art Historical Context

**Ontwerp voor de beschild van een gewelf meturen** by Bernardino Poccetti (8–1612) is a delicate preparatory drawing for a vault ceiling decoration featuring figures. Created by the Florentine Mannerist, renowned for his frescoes adorning churches and palaces across Tuscany, this work exemplifies the intricate planning behind grand Renaissance interiors. Poccetti's designs often populated architectural vaults with dynamic figures, blending illusionistic perspective and graceful poses characteristic of Mannerism—a style bridging High Renaissance harmony with emerging Baroque exuberance. Execu...

About the Artist

Bernardino Poccetti · 1548–1612

Italian late Renaissance fresco painter, Florence. Comment on works: religious; in Pilkington he is credited with flower paintings