Man with Crayfish and Urn of Water, from "Ex Antiquis Cameorum et Gemmae Delineata/ Liber Secundus/et ab Enea Vico Parmen Incis"
Medium
Engraving; third state
Dimensions
plate: 3 7/16 x 4 7/8 in. (8.8 x 12.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.97.414
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Man with Crayfish and Ur of Water** This intricate engraving captures a classical motif from an ancient cameo or gem, depicting a nude male figure gracefully handling a crayfish beside an urn of water.rawn from the Renaissance publication *Ex Antiquis Cameorum et Gemmae Delineata Liber Secundus*, exemplifies the era's fascination with rediscovering Greco-Roman artistry. Printed around 1599–1622 as a third-state impression, this small plate (3 7/16 x 4 7/8 in.) allowed widespread dissemination of tiny, precious artifacts that few could own. Engravers like Enea Vico of Parma, alongside contr...
About the Artist
Francesco Angeloni|Battista Franco|Philippe Thomassin|Enea Vico|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian|Italian|French|Italian|Italian) · 1559 |1510 |1562 |1523 |1500 –1652 |1561 |1622 |1567 |1600
Terni 1559 or 1587–1652 Rome|Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice|French, Troyes 1562–1622 Rome|Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara|