Art Institute of Chicago
Griffins and Two Cupids Crossing Halberds, plate five of Twelve Ornament Panels
Giovanni Antonio da BresciaLinkedCulture matchlcp-d14e01c42e13
- Date
- c. 1505–15
- Medium
- Engraving in black on grayish ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Italy
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 23432
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
This print exemplifies a type of ornamental design that enjoyed wide popularity in the 15th and 16th centuries. Featuring fanciful decorative vases, fragments of armor, symmetrical acanthus scrolls, fantastic creatures, and frolicking putti, it was inspired by painted and carved architectural decorations from Roman antiquity. A significant number of very early engravings depict ornamental designs, suggesting there was considerable demand for them among artists, craftsmen, scholars, and collectors interested in the classical past.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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