Ornament Panel with a Birdcage

c. 1507

Nicoletto da Modena

Associated Names
Nicoletto da Modena

Artist, Italian, active 1500/1512

The image features a detailed arrangement of lines and shapes forming an intricate pattern. Various figures and motifs, such as human faces, mythological creatures, shields, scrolls, floral elements, and winged beings, create an abstract composition resembling a tapestry. A central figure encased in a cage-like structure, along with other elements, suggests a mystical narrative within the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 26.8 x 13.2 cm (10 9/16 x 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7413

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.136, no. 105, State iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • The Fantastic in Renaissance Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.174.

Wikidata ID

Q65024082

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