Antique Ewer with a Handle in the Shape of Two Snakes encircling a Man Holding a Sea Shell by his Mouth to form the Spout, from "Series of Vases after the Antique"
Antique ewer with a handle in the shape of two snakes encircling a man holding a sea shell by his mouth to form the spout. Below the shell is a small putto who holds up a plate waiting to receive the content of the ewer. The body of the ewer is decorated with acanthus scrolls and terminal figures holding up a tablet with the letters S.P.Q.R. From a series of vase designs after the Antique, first published by Enea Vico in 1543, and later included in a composite series with other designs by Agostino Veneziano by Antonio Lafreri dated circa 1573 based on its presence in Lafreri’s catalogue.
Artwork Details
- Title: Antique Ewer with a Handle in the Shape of Two Snakes encircling a Man Holding a Sea Shell by his Mouth to form the Spout, from "Series of Vases after the Antique"
- Series/Portfolio: Series of Vases after the Antique
- Artist: Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara)
- Published in: Rome
- Date: 1543
- Medium: Engraving [early edition of the first state]
- Dimensions: Plate: 11 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (28.5 × 20 cm)
- Classifications: Albums, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
- Object Number: 26.50.1(32)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Multiple artists/makers
17th century
Enea Vico
1543
Enea Vico
ca. 1540–70
Enea Vico
1542
Enea Vico
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
1548
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