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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M26624.27
People
Published by Master of the Die, Italian (active circa 1530)
Contributing artist: Antonio Salamanca (1478 - 1562)
Agostino Veneziano, Italian (Venice c. 1490 - after 1536 Rome)
After Perino del Vaga, Italian (Florence, Italy 1501 - 1547 Rome, Italy)
Title
Two Grotesques: the Left with the Verse "Il poeta et pittor Vanno di pare...Hortante luce a si bella arte torna," the Right with Two Putti Supporting a Trophy with Helmet, Two Bows, and Two Shields
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Selection of 16th century prints: ornament prints published by Antonio Salamanca
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1532
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/18026

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Two engravings joined as one folio
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 23 x 15.6 cm (9 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: left print, in plate, u.r., dated: 1532
  • inscription: left print, l.l.: Ant.[onio] Sal.[amanca] exc.
  • inscription: left print, in plate, lower margin: Il poeta el pintor Vanno di pare/ Et tira il lor ardire tutto ad un segno/ Si come espresso in queste carte appare/ Fregiate dopre e dartificio degno/ Di questo Roma ci puo essempio dare/ Roma ricetto dogni chiaro ingegnio/ Dale cui grotte oue in ai non saggiorna/ Hortanta luce a si bella arte torna
  • inscription: right print, in plate, bottom, lettered: Ant.[onio] Sal.[amanca] exc.
  • inscription: right print, in plate, l.l. margin, numbered: 2

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
only states
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch XV.82 and 84; V. & A. 28b (left; right not in V. &

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
M26624.27
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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