Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 3)
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm) Plate: 5 1/8 × 11 13/16 in. (13 × 30 cm) Overall: 8 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (21 × 27 cm)
Classification
Albums|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Daniel Ergmann Gift, 2014
Accession Number
2014.99.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the fanciful world of 18-century decorative arts with *Targhe ed altri orn di varie e capricci invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments various and capricious invention page 3*, a delicate etching and engraving from 1773. Attributed to Carlo Losi Jacob Floris, this captures the "capricious inventions" of Rococo-inspired ornamentation, featuring intricate cartouches—scroll-like frames—adorned with birds, armor, and female figures. Produced as part of an album in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it exemplifies the era's passion for elaborate, playful d...
About the Artist
Carlo Losi|Jacob Floris (Italian|Central European) · 1757 |1524 –1805 |1581
Italian, 1757– after 1805|Central European, 1524–1581