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Esemplare del' Disegno

Print
1590-1609 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate 5.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEsemplare del' Disegno (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving with etching
Brief description
Antonio Tempesta.Grotesque ornament with Mercury. Plate 5 from a suite of 10 panels within grotesque frames entitled 'Esemplare del' Disegno'. Italian, 1590-1609.
Physical description
Plate 5.
Dimensions
  • To plate mark height: 18.3cm
  • To plate mark width: 14.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered in the lower centre with the monogram 'ATE' and and with the number 'V' below.
Object history
V&A inventory number: E.1012-1908 is a duplicate of E.153-889. V&A inventory number: 28324.5 is a reverse copy of the plate.
Bibliographic reference
Fuhring, P. Ornament prints in the Rijksmuseum II: The Seventeenthy Century, 3 vols, Rotterdam, 2004, vol. 1, 1235-1240.
Collection
Accession number
E.153-1889

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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