Design for a frieze or a salver

This fine drawing is most likely a design for a stucco overdoor or salver in silver or bronze. The style is consistent with the works of Perino from the 1530s or early 1540s. The marine motifs are similar to ones Perino used to decorate Palazzo Doria, Admiral-Prince Andrea Doria's villa on the outskirts of Genoa. They can also be seen in stucco decorations in the Sala Paolina in the Castel Sant'Angelo, commissioned by Pope Paul III in 1545.

We are grateful to Linda Wolk-Simon for examining the drawing firsthand, and providing us with additional information.