Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Decorated capital and base
Monogrammist G.A. & the Caltrop
ca. 1537
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
mount: 16 9/16 x 12 11/16 in. (42 x 32.3 cm) sheet: 11 11/16 x 8 1/4 in. (29.7 x 21 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941
Accession Number
41.72(2.7)
Tags
Capitals
About the Artist
Monogrammist G.A. & the Caltrop · 1535–1535
**Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop**, an enigmatic Italian engraver active in Rome during the 1530s and 1540s, remains one of the shadowy figures of the Renaissance print world. Identified solely by his monogram "G.A." accompanied by a distinctive caltrop symbol—a spiked iron ball used in warfare—little is known of his personal life or training. His early years are not well documented, and no te...