Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 10)
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
2014.99.10
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the whimsical world of 18th-century ornamentation with *Targhe ed altri orn di varie e capricci invenzioni* (Cartouches and other ornaments of various andious invention, page ), a finely executed etching and engraving from 1773. Created by Carlo Losi collaboration with Jacob Floris this print captures the exuberant spirit of Rococo design, where elaborate cartouches—ornate, scroll-like frames—serve as decorative focal points. Measuring a compact plate size of 5 1/8 × 11 13/16 inches, it exemplifies the precision of mixed-media printmaking, blending the fluid lines of etching with the...
About the Artist
Carlo Losi|Jacob Floris (Italian|Central European) · 1757 |1524 –1805 |1581
Italian, 1757– after 1805|Central European, 1524–1581