Fishermen Catching a Sea Monster
Adamo Scultori
1560/70
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
21 × 31.4 cm (8 5/16 × 12 3/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
110766
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Adamo Scultori came from a lineage of Italian engravers. He was taught by his father, Giovanni Battista Scultori, who worked with Giulio Romano, the inventor of this image. The central fish head, belonging to a mythical monster, relates the print to a secular tradition of Roman seagoing gods and beasts.