ca. 1625
Town Venice,
Italy
Italy
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Collection Ornament & Architecture
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Author of the objectPolifilo Giancarli
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Type of arts & crafts
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Mediumetching
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SizePlate: 5 1/16 x 17 3/16 in. (12.8 x 43.7 cm)
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Geography detailsPublished in
Town Venice,
Italy -
Country today
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Dateca. 1625
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Design for a frieze filled with a meandering acanthus scroll and three figure groups. On the left, a male centaur carries a naked woman on his back. The acanthus scroll springs from his lower body and meanders right. Just after the middle of the design a satyr is about to hit a multi-headed dragon with his club. At the right end of the frieze another satyr is depicted, this time fromt the back, who appeard to be struggling with a large snake.