Design for a Festive Chariot

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Design for a Festive Chariot

1600-1608

Attributed to Cigoli (Lodovico Cardi) (Italian (active Florence) 1559–1613)

This sheet records a design for a ceremonial vehicle, ephemeral by nature and possibly intended for an aristocratic wedding, with allegorical figures that may have been either plaster sculptures or live actors in costume. The bell-like form surmounting the proposed apparatus could have served as a fancy umbrella to protect musicians seated below.

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Object Details

Title:

Design for a Festive Chariot

Date:

1600-1608

Artist:

Attributed to Cigoli (Lodovico Cardi) (Italian (active Florence) 1559–1613)

Medium:

Pen and brown ink (possibly iron gall) with brown wash on laid paper mounted on paper

Dimensions:

Sheet (irregular): 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (24.1 x 21.6 cm) Mount: 10 x 9 9/16 inches (25.4 x 24.3 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the Matthew Carey Lea bequest of 1898 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman and the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund (by exchange), 1984

Accession Number:

1984-56-442

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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