Ornamental Panel, panel #6 (from A Book of Several Ornaments Invented and Engraved by S. Gribelin, London, ? 1682)
Ornamental Panel, panel #6 (from A Book of Several Ornaments Invented and Engraved by S. Gribelin, London, ? 1682)
Artist
Simon Gribelin II
French, 1661-1733
Date1682
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (19.7 x 15.9 cm)
MediumEngraving
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineGift of Geoffrey R. Bennett
Object number
1962.63
Not on View
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Exhibition HistoryTMA, The Dramatic Image: Baroque Prints of the 17th Century, February 25 - July 31, 2011.Label TextIn the center of this print, on a plinth beneath a military trophy, is a scene illustrating the “Triumph of Galatea,” a beautiful sea nymph of Greek mythology. Foliate patterns, surmounted by hawk-like phoenixes, flank the central image. Two putti support collections of instruments and sea shells at the bottom.- Works on Paper
Enea Vico
about 1550-1560
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