Panels and Friezes for Sculptors and Painters (Panneaux et Frisses propres aux Sculpteurs et Peintres), Plate 2
Plate 2 of a series of designs for decorative panels and friezes. This design is characterized by the two fish with their tail over a flower garland and their heads supporting a crown. Under them is a pattern of volutes with acanthus leaves and flowers. The frieze underneath presents two cornucopias crossed under an sphere and framed by two curving branches.
Artwork Details
- Title: Panels and Friezes for Sculptors and Painters (Panneaux et Frisses propres aux Sculpteurs et Peintres), Plate 2
- Artist: Philippe Caffieri (Italian, Rome 1634–1716 Paris)
- Publisher: Henri II Bonnart (French, Paris 1642–1711 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1676
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Plate: 9 1/16 × 4 11/16 in. (23 × 11.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 9/16 × 7 1/2 in. (26.8 × 19.1 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.540.15(35)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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