Grotesque with Four Clothed Terms and One Nude and Armless Term Supporting a Canopy and a Scallop Shell | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2016.56.10
People: Unidentified Artist
After Enea Vico, Italian (1523 - 1567)
After Tommaso Barlacchi, Italian (active c. 1540 - 1550)
Published by Antoine Lafréry, French (Orgelet, France 1512 - 1577 Rome, Italy)
Title: Grotesque with Four Clothed Terms and One Nude and Armless Term Supporting a Canopy and a Scallop Shell
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Grotesques in Ancient Roman Style
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: after 1544
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/349817

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 24.1 x 13 cm (9 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: engraved, below outer border line, center: 10
inscription: inscribed, verso, graphite: copy B472

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Edith I. Welch, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: ii/ii
Edition: 2nd, c. 1573
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch XV 472, Miller 33d

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Edith I. Welch
Accession Year: 2016
Object Number: 2016.56.10
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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