Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 13)
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
2014.99.13
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant etching and engraving from 1773 belongs to an album of ornamental designs titled *Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni*. Created by Carlo Losi after the influential 16th-century Flemish artist Hans Vredeman de Vries, the print showcases one of many inventive cartouches—ornamental frames—that blend architectural motifs with lively birds and fanciful details. Vredeman de Vries was renowned for his Mannerist style, which brought theatrical energy to architecture and decoration across Europe. The medium of etching and engraving was perfectly suited for spreading t...
About the Artist
Carlo Losi|Hans Vredeman de Vries (Italian|Central European) · 1757 |1524 –1805 |1581
Italian, 1757– after 1805|Central European, 1524–1581