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"Grotesque Panels" with Seated Figures

"Grotesque Panels" with Seated Figures

Artistafter Enea Vico (Italian, 1523-1567)
Dateabout 1550-1560
Mediumetching
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineGift of Mrs. W. H. Snyder
Object number
1917.49
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Label TextAncient Roman fresco ornament with fanciful figures and vining vegetation (grotesquerie) was re-discovered during the Renaissance and became a source of imaginative motifs by many artists. Italian printmaker Enea Vico created a portfolio of such ornamental engravings, which were copied by other artists.

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