Neptune

Etienne Delaune

Associated Names
Etienne Delaune

Artist, French, 1518/1519 - 1583

This is a drawing of a decorative heraldic shield. The image features an ornate design centered around a standing figure holding a trident. The central figure is surrounded by an elaborate frame with symmetrical ornate elements resembling curled foliage, volutes, and scrolls. Stylized fish are on either side of the figure, while below, two sea creature-like forms are symmetrically positioned. The drawing is intricately detailed, utilizing ornamental motifs in a monochromatic color scheme with a strong emphasis on contrast and symmetry.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 5.7 × 4.4 cm (2 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3402

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 398

  • Series Title

    Various Ornament Subjects [R.D. 397-403]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

Wikidata ID

Q64955813

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