Giovanni de' Medici

1550

Enea Vico

Associated Names
Enea Vico

Artist, Italian, 1523 - 1567

The image features a detailed and ornate engraving centered around a bust of a man in a profile portrait set within an oval frame. The man is depicted from the chest up facing to the right, with curly hair and a short beard. He is wearing a detailed garment resembling armor. Surrounding the central portrait are angelic figures, reclining on architectural elements. Above the bust, two winged figures hold a heraldic shield between them. Columns stand to either side of the bust with classical allegorical figures beside them. At the base of the structure, two reclining male figures are depicted, one with a stringed instrument and the other with military items. The background depicts a richly detailed architectural structure with pillars, decorative borders, and inscriptions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 47.6 x 31.1 cm (18 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1708

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 254


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

2000

  • The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints and Medals, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 2000-2001.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Wikidata ID

Q65508340

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