Disegni Varij di Polifilo Zancarli (Friezes)
Medium
etching
Dimensions
Plate: 5 1/16 x 17 1/4 in. (12.8 x 43.8 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.20.13(6)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite etching, created around 1625, showcases ornamental friezes designed by Polifilo Giancarli and executed by Odoardo Fialetti. As a print from the Drawings and Prints department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, it exemplifies the Baroque era’s fascination with classical motifs. The medium of etching allowed intricate details—such as the soaring eagles and playful putti intertwined with scrolling foliage—to be reproduced and shared among artists, architects, and craftsmen across Europe. These designs served both decorative and instructional purposes, reflecting the period’s reviv...
About the Artist
Polifilo Giancarli|Odoardo Fialetti (Italian|Italian) · 1600 |1573 –1625 |1638
active in Venice ca. 1600–1625|Italian, Bologna 1573–1637/38 Venice