Ornament Panel: Satyr Holding a Violin

c. 1505/1515

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea

Associated Names
Andrea Zoan

Artist, Italian, active c.1475/1519

Giovanni Pietro Birago

Artist, Italian, active 1471 - 1513 or after

This is a drawing of elaborate ornamental designs and figures. The artwork features a vertical composition of intricate, decorative elements including vases, floral motifs, and scrollwork interspersed with classical sculptures. At the top, there is an urn surrounded by stylized foliage and ornamental patterning. Below that, a muscular torso of a statue appears as a central focal point, alongside a variety of swirling designs. In the middle of the drawing, two small nude figures are depicted standing together, embraced within arboreal shapes. Further down, a seated, bearded figure holds various attributes, including what appears to be a pen or quill, alongside an hourglass.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54.2 x 8.8 cm (21 5/16 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.449

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.81, no. 10, State (10)


Artwork history & notes

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.111.

Wikidata ID

Q64957099

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