Jupiter, from Grotesques à fond noir, Divinités et Allégories (Grotesques on Black Ground, Divinities and Allegories)

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Oval print with grotesque design of scrolls, fantastic creatures, vases, fruits shown against a black ground. In the center, under a baldachino, a divinity stands. Attributes signify Jupiter.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Etienne Delaune, French, 1519 - 1583
Date
ca. 1575
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane
Medium
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
Platemark: 6.5 × 8.3 cm (2 9/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)
Type
ornament
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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