Tapestries
Tapestries
GIULIO ROMANO (ROME C. 1499-MANTUA 1546)
Four putti hanging a garland over a balustrade
c.1853-76Albumen print | 16.3 x 26.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853325
A photograph of a drawing catalogued by Ruland (1876) as being then in the collection of the late Dr Wellesley at Oxford. The drawing has been formerly associated with designs for a set of tapestries commissioned by Pope Leo X generally known as the 'Giuochi di putti'. For further discussion about the tapestry set, see Bibliographic References.
Creator(s)
Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546) (artist)
16.3 x 26.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Putti
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Decorative techniques & surface decoration
- Floral decorations
- Garlands
- Floral decorations
- Decorative techniques & surface decoration
