M26624.30: Two Grotesques: the Left with Two Figures Bound to a Tree at Top, the Right with Apollo and Marsyas at Top

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M26624.30

People

Nicoletta da Modena, Italian (1480 - 1538)
After Perino del Vaga, Italian (Florence, Italy 1501 - 1547 Rome, Italy)

Title

Two Grotesques: the Left with Two Figures Bound to a Tree at Top, the Right with Apollo and Marsyas at Top

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Selection of 16th century prints: ornament prints by Nicoletto da Modena

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

before 1522

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/16275

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Two engravings joined as one folio

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 25.7 x 13 cm (10 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, top, on tablets, signed: NO
• inscription: left print, in plate, bottom, lettered: An.[tonio] Sa.[lamanca] exc.
• inscription: right print, in plate, bottom, signed: NO
• inscription: right print, in plate, l.r., lettered: Ant.[onio] Sa.[lamanca] exc.
• inscription: right print, in plate, top: VICTORIA --- AVGVSTA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Bartsch XIII.56/57; Hind V.105, V. & A. 22a

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart C. Welch in honor of Marjorie B. Cohn and Craigen Bowen

Accession Year

2005

Object Number

M26624.30

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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• M26624.1-205

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  Selection of 16th century prints

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