Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 14)
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
2014.99.14
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, where showcase *Targhe ed altriati di varie e capricose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments various and capricious invention page 14)*, a delightful etching and engraving from 1773 attributed to Carlo Losi after Hans Vredeman de. This intricate plate, measuring about 8¼ × 10⅝ inches overall, features whimsical cartouches—ornate, scrolling frames bursting with fantastical motifs like strapwork, foliage, and mythical creatures. Vredeman de Vries, a 16th-century Flemish master of Mannerism, pioneered such "capricio...
About the Artist
Carlo Losi|Hans Vredeman de Vries (Italian|Central European) · 1757 |1524 –1805 |1581
Italian, 1757– after 1805|Central European, 1524–1581