Design for the Upper Half of a Wall Elevation with a Semicircular Window
1652-1725
Imagine planning a room for the powerful Medici family—that’s the job Giovanni Battista Foggini held as the chief court artist in Florence. This intricate sketch reveals his blueprint for a grand wall, featuring a massive semicircular window framed by an explosion of swirling, Baroque scrolls. The design creates a perfect tug-of-war between the rigid grid of the window panes and the wild, organic curves of the decoration above. It captures the essence of the late 17th-century style: dramatic, ornate, and designed to make the viewer look up in awe.
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