Soldiers, one shown frontally and holding a sword, at right a soldier with his back turned and holding a cup, four soldiers standing behind them with standards and spears, after the lost frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the façade of the Milesi Palace in Via della Maschera d'Oro, Rome

Q: When was "Soldiers, one shown frontally and holding a sword, at right a soldier with his back turned and holding a cup, four soldiers standing behind them with standards and spears, after the lost frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the façade of the Milesi Palace in Via della Maschera d'Oro, Rome" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1650–1700.

Q: Is "Soldiers, one shown frontally and holding a sword, at right a soldier with his back turned and holding a cup, four soldiers standing behind them with standards and spears, after the lost frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the façade of the Milesi Palace in Via della Maschera d'Oro, Rome" in the public domain?

Yes, Soldiers, one shown frontally and holding a sword, at right a soldier with his back turned and holding a cup, four soldiers standing behind them with standards and spears, after the lost frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the façade of the Milesi Palace in Via della Maschera d'Oro, Rome is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Giovanni Francesco Venturini|Polidoro da Caravaggio

ca. 1650–1700

Soldiers, one shown frontally and holding a sword, at right a soldier with his back turned and holding a cup, four soldiers standing behind them with standards and spears, after the lost frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the façade of the Milesi Palace in Via della Maschera d'Oro, Rome by Giovanni Francesco Venturini|Polidoro da Caravaggio

Medium

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 6 13/16 x 14 11/16 in. (17.3 x 37.3 cm) plate: 6 1/8 x 3 5/16 in. (15.5 x 8.4 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.409

Tags

SoldiersSpearsSwords

Art Historical Context

This etching and engraving by Francesco Venturini captures dynamic group of soldiers from Polidoro da Caravaggio's lost frescoes on the façade of the Milesi Palace in Rome's Via della Maschera'Oro. Dating to around 1650–1700, the print depicts five figures in varied poses: one soldier faces forward gripping a sword, another turns his back while holding a cup, and stand behind with standards and spears. Created as a faithful reproduction, it preserves the dramatic energy of Polidoro's original 16th-century Mannerist decorations, which adorned Roman palaces with illusionistic scenes inspired by ...

Soldiers, one shown frontally and holding a sword, at right a soldier with his back turned and holding a cup, four soldiers standing behind them with standards and spears, after the lost frescoes by Polidoro da Caravaggio on the façade of the Milesi Palace in Via della Maschera d'Oro, Rome

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