Ornament Panel with Orpheus and the Judgment of Paris

c. 1507

Nicoletto da Modena

Associated Names
Nicoletto da Modena

Artist, Italian, active 1500/1512

This is a drawing of a collection of classical figures and mythological motifs. It features detailed scenes and decorative elements including medallions of mythological activities, scrollwork, intertwined figures, winged beings, and classical deities engaged in various actions. The drawing is rich in classical iconography and arranged in a harmonious and orderly manner reminiscent of Renaissance artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26 x 13 cm (10 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.1.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.135, no. 103, State i

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 325.

1978

  • Antiquity in the Renaissance, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1978, no. 121, repro.

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.172 (a).

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q65024100

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