Panel of Ornament with a Satyress Feeding Two Children

c. 1505/1520

Peregrino da Cesena

Associated Names
Peregrino da Cesena

Artist, Bolognese, active c. 1490/1520

The image contains intricate lines and shapes forming an abstract composition with a symmetrical design. There are winged human figures with muscular torsos and distinct facial features at the center, along with smaller mythical figures resembling cherubs and satyrs. Above, there are birds and other creatures intertwined in ornate patterns. The arrangement evokes classical friezes or decorative panels, with each element leading the viewer's eye around the image, creating a sense of harmony and balance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    niello print

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7.1 x 4.5 cm (2 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6691

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E. Ives (?); Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge; purchased 1938 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 30.

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

Bibliography

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, B-17.

Wikidata ID

Q65024341

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