Ornament Panel: Griffins and Two Cupids Crossing Halberds

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 a vertical panel with classical decorative elements. The drawing includes symmetrical arrangements of foliage, urns, and winged mythological creatures. There are stylized motifs like a wheat sheaf, scrolls, acanthus leaves, a muscular torso armor, ornamental designs, cherubic figures with spears, additional urns, floral elements, and lion-like creatures with wings on an architectural base. The composition is monochromatic, highlighting the detailed line work and intricate design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54.7 x 9 cm (21 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1955.1.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.80, no. 10, State (05)

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.106.

Wikidata ID

Q65226821

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