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Print

1545-50 (Engraved)
Artist/Maker
Bonasone, Giulio (engraver)
Da Caravaggio, Polidoro (Designer)
Place of origin
Italy (Engraved)

One of two plates each featuring two terms, here the god Silvanus and a nymph.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Ornament Prints
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Engraving print on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
Engraved ornament print. One of two plates each featuring two terms: the god Silvanus and a nymphe; and Hercules and Deianeira, after Polidoro da Caravaggio. Italy, 16th century.
Physical description
One of two plates each featuring two terms, here the god Silvanus and a nymph.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 19.3cm
  • Plate width: 14.2cm
Taken from Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
Style
Renaissance
Subjects depicted
Engraved Ornament
Terms (Sculpture)
Silvanus
Hercules
Deianeira
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller's catalogue.
  • Ornements, architecture. Paris: La Sirène, 1990. Bookseller’s catalogue.
  • Miller, E., 16th-century Italian ornament prints in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1999, p. 111 (cat. 35).
  • Massari, S., Giulio Bonasone, 2 vols, Exhibition catalogue, Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1983.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.473-1991

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
Record URL
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