Design for an architectural decoration
XVI century. Wash, White lead, Pencil, Mauve ink, Grey-brown ink on dark yellow paper.Not on display
The decoration consists of putti carrying swags and a caryatid holding up a cornice, beneath which is a large escutcheon. Just discernible on the face of the shield to the right is a man on the back of a rearing horse.
Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci. A century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Chicago, Art Services International, 2008, p.324