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1570/1580

Giovanni Gallo after Marco Pino

Associated Names
Giovanni Gallo

Artist, Italian, active 16th century

Marco Pino

Artist After, Italian, c. 1520 - 1579 or after

The image depicts a figure in elaborate armor and helmet holding a sword and cluster of grapes, standing triumphantly over a beast-like creature. The background includes swirling clouds and ancient ruins. The color palette consists of blues and earth tones, with dynamic and intricate lines, reminiscent of the style of Hendrik Goltzius.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed in black and blue on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.9 x 20.6 cm (12 9/16 x 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.162.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 124, State copy

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, MA, 1965. (The Book Press, Ltd., Williamsburg, VA); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 22, 1986; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower verso in graphite: M Pino 25 / Sienna

Wikidata ID

Q76341660

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