Ornament Panel: Triton and Two Infant Satyrs

c. 1505/1515

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea

Associated Names
Giovanni Pietro Birago

Artist, Italian, active 1471 - 1513 or after

Andrea Zoan

Artist, Italian, active c.1475/1519

The image depicts swirling lines and intricate shapes in an abstract vertical pattern. At the top, there is a bird with outstretched wings surrounded by curling tendrils and foliage motifs. Cherubic figures with musical instruments are integrated into the design, among vines and floral decorations. In the middle, an ornate vase-like structure is adorned with circular floral patterns. Near the bottom, two figures with full beards hold instruments.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 53.7 x 8.5 cm (21 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1958.8.113

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.80, no. 10, State (04)

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.105.

Wikidata ID

Q65226828

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