Disegni, et Abbozzi di Agostino Mitelli Intagliati Dal Figluolo di Lui Gioseppe Maria Mitelli

before 1664
Not on view
Ornament print with designs for two capitals and two masks. The capitals are placed above each other. The upper capital is characterized by the figure of a swan. The lower capital has a cherub in the middle, and on the left side there is a cornucopia instead of a Ionic volute. To the left the small masks, possibly meant to be implemented into the capitals, are shaped like a sheep's head and a satyr. Part of the satyr's head has been traced in brown ink.

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Object Information
  • Title: Disegni, et Abbozzi di Agostino Mitelli Intagliati Dal Figluolo di Lui Gioseppe Maria Mitelli
  • Artist: Agostino (Stanzani) Mitelli (Italian, Battidizzo (Bologna) 1609–1660 Madrid)
  • Artist: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (Italian, Bologna (?) 1634–1718 Bologna)
  • Date: before 1664
  • Medium: Engraving; pen and brown ink
  • Dimensions: Plate: 7 7/16 x 5 1/2 in. (18.9 x 14 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.63.239
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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