Ornamental Panel, panel #11 (from A Book of Several Ornaments Invented and Engraved by S. Gribelin, London, ? 1682)
Ornamental Panel, panel #11 (from A Book of Several Ornaments Invented and Engraved by S. Gribelin, London, ? 1682)
Artist
Simon Gribelin II
French, 1661-1733
Date1682
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (19.1 x 15.9 cm)
MediumEngraving
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineGift of Geoffrey R. Bennett
Object number
1962.61
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Exhibition HistoryTMA, The Dramatic Image: Baroque Prints of the 17th Century, February 25 - July 31, 2011.Label TextSurrounded by three putti and dense foliate patterns, a hanging cloth in a cartouche presents a scene of Diana, virgin goddess of the hunt, and Actaeon, the hunter who spies on the bathing goddess and her attendants. As punishment for his transgression against Diana, Actaeon is turned into a stag and ripped apart by his own hounds- Works on Paper
Enea Vico
about 1550-1560
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