Project for an Escutcheon, pen and ink drawing

A pen and ink drawing on paper shows an empty shield-shaped escutcheon with a richly scrolled, foliate crest at its top and a pointed base. Hatched shading and brown wash model the curving frame, while the central field is left blank, suggesting a design for heraldic display.

Artist

Leonardo Scaglia

Date

1625–1650

Medium

Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1289 × 1920 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum