Design for an Urn with Garland of Vegetables and Fruit and Medallion with Profile of a Caesar
Giovanni Francesco Penni
1496–1528
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
sheet: 8 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. (21 x 30.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.19.69
Tags
MedallionsGarlandsFruitJulius CaesarProfiles
About this artwork
This Pen and brown ink by Italian artist Giovanni Francesco Penni from 1496–1528 represents an important work in the Metropolitan Museum's Drawings and Prints collection. Design for an Urn with Garland of Vegetables and F... [Full research-based description continues - work exemplifies period techniques, cultural context, and artistic significance within its genre and historical moment.]