Disegni Varij di Polifilo Zancarli (Friezes)
Design for a frieze with a meandering acanthus scroll with two big loops. On the right side of the frieze a satyr grabs a female hybrid creature whose lower body transforms into the acanthus scroll. To the left two fantastical creature, variants to a bird and snake, are fighting. Further to the left a dragon and a snake are interspersed between the scrolls. The frieze is closed off on the left side by the figure of a putto.
Artwork Details
- Title: Disegni Varij di Polifilo Zancarli (Friezes)
- Artist: Polifilo Giancarli (active in Venice ca. 1600–1625)
- Artist: Odoardo Fialetti (Italian, Bologna 1573–1637/38 Venice)
- Published in: Venice
- Date: ca. 1625
- Medium: etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 5 11/16 x 17 1/8 in. (14.4 x 43.5 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
- Object Number: 49.20.13(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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