Antique Ewer with a Handle in the Shape of a Lioness, from "Vases after the Antique"

Enea Vico Italian

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Antique ewer with a handle in the shape of a lioness. The ewer is further covered with various antique motifs including a bovine skull and garlands suspended from lion-shaped masks. From a composite series published by Antonio Lafreri with vase designs after the antique by Enea Vico and Agostino Veneziano. The Vico prints were first published by the artist in 1543, the Lafreri edition is dated circa 1573 based on its presence in Lafreri’s catalogue, but may have been issued earlier.

Antique Ewer with a Handle in the Shape of a Lioness, from "Vases after the Antique", Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara), Engraving; second state

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