Design for a Chalice (recto) Architectural Plan (verso)
Luzio Romano
1530–1570
- Medium
- pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 32.1 x 20 cm (12 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
- Genre
- Drawings
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Italy, 16th century
About
The voluptuous women supporting surrounding the lower stem of this chalice were likely inspired by caryatids--sculpted female figures used as weight bearing columns in classical architecture.
