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Single Armorial Trophy marked by the incorporation of a Strapwork Shield with a Rampant Lion, Plate 10 from the Libro de' Trofei

1586
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Single Armorial Trophy marked by the incorporation of a Strapwork Shield with a Rampant Lion, Plate 10 from the Libro de' Trofei
  • Artist: Engraved by Anonymous, Italian, 16th century
  • Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara)
  • Artist: Design credited to Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
  • Publisher: Previously published by Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512–1577 Rome)
  • Publisher: Published by Pietro de' Nobili (Italian, active Rome, 1584–85)
  • Date: 1586
  • Medium: Engraving [2nd or 3rd state]; part of the decoration worked up in pen and ink
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 in. × 6 5/16 in. (22.8 × 16.1 cm) [sheet cropped within plate mark]
  • Classifications: Albums, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.1921
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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