A man and woman offering a platter of coins to a king seated on a throne, set within an elaborate frame
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 5 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (12.8 × 18 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.3(212)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This intricate etching, titled *A Man and Woman Offering a Pl of Coins to a Kingated on a Throne, within an Elaborate Frame*, dates to around 1540–80 and showcases a rare collaboration among three Renaissance masters: the Venetian Mannerist Andrea Schiavone (Andreaola), Battista Angolo Moro, and the French architect-engraver Jacques Androuet Du Cer. Measuring just over 5 by 7 inches, the trimmed sheet captures a ceremonial scene of tribute—profiles of a king enthroned, flanked by a man and woman presenting coins—encased in a richly detailed architectural frame. As a print in the Metropolitan M...
About the Artist
Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola)|Battista Angolo del Moro|Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau · 1510–1563
Andrea Schiavone, born Andrea Meldolla around 1510 or 1515 in Zara (modern Zadar, Croatia), in Venetian-ruled Dalmatia, hailed from a family rooted in Meldola near Forlì in Romagna, Emilia-Romagna. His father, Simon Meldolla, served as a garrison commander there, and both parents originated from Meldola, where the family held property into the early 16th century. Nicknamed "Schiavone"—"the Slav"—a...