M26624.24: Two Grotesques: the Left with a Temple of Ceres, the Right with Two Women above a Panel with Two Dogs, Two Sphinxes Below

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M26624.24

People

Agostino Veneziano, Italian (Venice c. 1490 - after 1536 Rome)
After Raphael, Italian (Urbino, Italy 1483 - 1520 Rome, Italy)

Title

Two Grotesques: the Left with a Temple of Ceres, the Right with Two Women above a Panel with Two Dogs, Two Sphinxes Below

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Selection of 16th century prints: ornament prints by Venezian o and Francia

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

c. 1530

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/18027

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Two engravings printed on one folio

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 20.2 x 14.1 cm (7 15/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: left print, in plate, center, signed: .AV.
• inscription: left print, in plate, center, lettered: Ant.[onio] Sal.[amanca] exc.
• inscription: left print, in plate, l.r., numbered: 4
• inscription: right print, in plate, top, on urn, signed: .A.V.
• inscription: right print, in plate, l.r., lettered: Ant.[onio] Sal.[amanca] exc.
• inscription: right print, in plate, l.r., numbered: 17

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

ii/ii

Standard Reference Number

Bartsch 577 (left) and 580 (right), V. & A. 29c

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

M26624.24

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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