Fragment of a horizontal frieze with female bust in the center, garlands, anthemia, cut from a plate of border segments
1490–1500
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Mount: 16 × 9 11/16 in. (40.6 × 24.6 cm) Sheet: 1 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (4.7 x 16.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.30.5
Tags
About this artwork
"Fragment of a horizontal frieze with female bust in the center, garlands, anthemia, cut from a plate of border segments" by Francesco Rosselli, created in 1490–1500, is executed in engraving. This prints belongs to the Metropolitan Museum's Drawings and Prints collection. The work measures mount: 16 × 9 11/16 in. (40.6 × 24.6 cm) sheet: 1 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (4.7 x 16.8 cm). The artwork entered the museum's collection through rogers fund, 1921.
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, delicate engraving by Francesco Rosselli, dated1490–1500, captures a fragment of a horizontal frieze. Titled *Fragment of a horizontal fr with female bust in the, garlands, anmia, cut from a of border segments*, it the Florentine artist's mastery of Renaissance ornamentation. Rosselli, a prominent engraver and publisher, works that bridged fine art and design, often drawing on classical motifs revived during Italy's cultural renaissance. At its heart is a serene female bust flanked by flowing garlands and elegant anth...