Art Institute of Chicago
The Medici Vase
Unknown Artist
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on cream laid paper
- Culture
- England
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This ancient marble vase—depicted by an unknown artist working in Italy—was owned by the Medici family and became a popular work for draftsmen to copy. Stefano della Bella made a famous etching after the same piece (1972.776).
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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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