Ornamental Panel
ca. 1514–36
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
9 9/16 x 7 7/16 in. (24.3 x 18.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Accession Number
1986.1180.246
Art Historical Context
**Ornamental Panel** by Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Mus), ca. 1514–36, Metropolitan Museum of Art. This exquisite engraving, measuring 9 9/16 x 7 7/16 inches, the Renaissance mastery of printmaking. Agost Veneziano, a prominent Venetian engraver active in 16th-century Rome, was renowned for his intricate reproductive prints that captured the elegance of High Renaissance designs. Likely inspired by motifs from Raphael's circle or classical antiquity, this ornamental panel features delicate patterns of scrolling foliage, fantastical creatures, and architectural elements—hallmarks of the ...