Panel with figure of Saturn, plate 1

After Leonard Thiry Netherlandish

ca. 1550–65

Not on view

Panel with figure of Saturn, devouring one of his children and standing on a socle, surrounded by masks and vessels in a rectilinear composition, plate 1 from a series of sixteen ornamental panels with mythological divinities

Artwork Details

Title: Panel with figure of Saturn, plate 1
Series/Portfolio: Sixteen ornamental panels with mythological divinities
Artist: René Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 1525–1598 or 1625/6 Angers)
Artist: After Leonard Thiry (Netherlandish, active Fontainebleau ca. 1536–50)
Date: ca. 1550–65
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 16 x 9 3/4 in. (40.6 x 24.8 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Object Number: 2012.136.35
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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