Design for a title page

A drawing of an elaborate architectural frame for a title page, with a blank central panel flanked by pilasters and figural terms. A grotesque mask and a large empty cartouche sit at the base, with winged putti and scrolled ornament below. The pen and ink lines are pale and sketched, with brown wash giving the sheet a warm tone.

Look closer: A small seated figure or bust-like ornament appears within the upper pediment, partly hidden in the scrolls.

Artist

Jean Bernard Toro

Date

n.d.

Medium

Pen and black ink, brush and wash

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2159 × 3758 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1962