Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Satyr (Satyrus in caedibus)
16th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 16 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (42.3 x 33.3 cm) plate: 4 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (12.5 x 8 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(2.157)
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About this artwork
"Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Satyr (Satyrus in caedibus)" by Anonymous|Antonio Lafreri|Philippe Thomassin, created in 16th century, is executed in engraving. This prints belongs to the Metropolitan Museum's Drawings and Prints collection. The work measures sheet: 16 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (42.3 x 33.3 cm) plate: 4 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (12.5 x 8 cm). The artwork entered the museum's collection through harris brisbane dick fund, 1941.
Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting world of Renaissance Rome with *Speculum Romanae Magniae: Satyr (Satyrus in caedibus, a 16th-century engraving from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection. This print captures a mischievous satyr—a mythical half-man, half-goat from classical antiquity—amidst elements like fruit, evoking the playful, Dionysian spirit of ancient Greek and Roman lore. Published by Antonio Lafreri a pioneering Roman printmaker, and possibly involving Philippe Thomassin, it belongs to his famed *Speculum* series ("Mirror of Roman Magnificence"), a groundbreaking ant...
About the Artist
Anonymous|Antonio Lafreri|Philippe Thomassin
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...