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ANONYMOUS, ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY ?, AFTER AGOSTINO VENEZIANO (AGOSTINO DEI MUSI). Grotesque with a Female Figure (Minerva?) in a Temple-like Structure with a Cupola

Grotesque with a Female Figure (Minerva?) in a Temple-like Structure with a Cupola. Artist: After Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490-after 1536 Rome); Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?. Dimensions: Sheet: 8 9/16 x 5 5/8 in. (21.8 x 14.3 cm). Date: 1540 after.
Grotesque after a print by Agostino Veneziano thought to have been published arund 1530. The design is characterized by a an architectural structure with a cupola in the middle. The structure is open on all sides but the back, and in it a female figure with a helmet, possibly Minerva, is visible. The building is supported by a foot which is flanked on both sides by cupids. They hold onto meandering acanthus scrolls which form the basis for a decorative structure made up out of vases and garlands.

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ANONYMOUS, ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY ? • AFTER AGOSTINO VENEZIANO (AGOSTINO DEI MUSI) (ca. 1490-after 1536)

Title:

Grotesque with a Female Figure (Minerva?) in a Temple-like Structure with a Cupola

Caption:

Grotesque with a Female Figure (Minerva?) in a Temple-like Structure with a Cupola. Artist: After Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490-after 1536 Rome); Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?. Dimensions: Sheet: 8 9/16 x 5 5/8 in. (21.8 x 14.3 cm). Date: 1540 after. Grotesque after a print by Agostino Veneziano thought to have been published arund 1530. The design is characterized by a an architectural structure with a cupola in the middle. The structure is open on all sides but the back, and in it a female figure with a helmet, possibly Minerva, is visible. The building is supported by a foot which is flanked on both sides by cupids. They hold onto meandering acanthus scrolls which form the basis for a decorative structure made up out of vases and garlands.

Technique/material:

Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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Image size:

2593 x 3919 px | 29.1 MB

Print size:

22.0 x 33.2 cm | 8.6 x 13.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AFTER AGOSTINO VENEZIANO (AGOSTINO DEI MUSI) • ANONYMOUS, ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY ? • DRAWINGS AND PRINTS • DRAWINGS • EUROPE • INK • ITALY • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PEN AND BLACK INK, BRUSH AND GRAY WASH