Musical portrait of Giovanni Battista Bassani
"Amante non Creduto"
| Catalogue ID | Ongpin.19.2026 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti (1660-c. 1717); Stefano della Bella (1610-1664) (Formerly attributed to) |
| Object type | drawing |
| Date | 1684 |
| Place | Bologna |
| Collection | Stephen Ongpin Fine Arts (London) |
| Inv. no. | 19_2026 |
| Tech. / support | brush in brown, graphite, ink, pen |
| Measures | 125 × 130 mm |
| Subject | 48A9831 — foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament 48A9851 — ribbon, scroll, banderole ~ ornament 48C742 — manuscript of musical score 92D1916 — cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' |
A pen-and-ink drawing of an elaborate ornamental vase: a sheet of musical notation is displayed within a scrolled, foliate frame mounted on a pedestal, in the shape of a violin surmounted by two nude nymphs flanking the top of the vase, with hanging garlands. The musical score begins with a decorated initial within a small panel at its upper left, and the structure rests on a foreshortened violin-shaped base above an inscribed manuscript at the bottom.
No musical work linked.
Bianco, Anna. Images for the Music: Drawings and secular cantatas. Ph.D. dissertation, Leiden University, 2025
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