Consecration of an Eagle

c. 1500/1525

after Peregrino da Cesena

Associated Names
Italian 16th Century

Artist

Peregrino da Cesena

Artist After, Bolognese, active c. 1490/1520

This is a drawing of an allegorical or mythological scene. The image depicts two figures standing on either side of a pedestal that is topped with an eagle. The figure on the left appears to be wearing a helmet with a plume, and is interacting with the eagle. The figure on the right is holding a container pouring liquid onto the eagle. The background features a decorative pattern with horizontal lines and a dark sky. The pedestal is ornately decorated with scrollwork and a winged design. The drawing is executed in a style reminiscent of classical or Renaissance art, characterized by detailed line work and shading to convey texture and form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    niello print

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 7.5 x 5.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6685

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1936, no. 236

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

possibly Durazzo Collection; acquired 1873 by British Museum, London (Lugt 302 and Lugt 305 [with initials of Campbell Dodgson]); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 790); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 32.

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

Bibliography

1936

  • Hind, Arthur M. Nielli, Chiefly Italian of the XV Century, Plates, Sulphur Casts and Prints, Preserved in the British Museum. London, 1936.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, B-19.

Wikidata ID

Q65018771

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