Ornament Panel: Four Children with a Cat and a Dog

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

This is a drawing of an ornamental vertical panel featuring intricate designs and cherubs. The panel includes symmetrical ornamental motifs with cherubic figures at the top and bottom. In the center, there are large vases filled with an elaborate arrangement of plant forms, scrolling acanthus leaves, and classical ornamentation. The panel is detailed with seamless transitions between sections through curling forms and decorative flourishes. The style suggests classical influences, emphasizing symmetry and design harmony typical of Renaissance decorative arts.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 53.9 x 8.8 cm (21 1/4 x 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1958.8.114

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.81, no. 10, State (09)

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.110.

Wikidata ID

Q65226842

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