The Garden of Pomona
Francesco Primaticcio|Léon Davent
ca. 1540–45
Medium
Engraving; counterproof
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 13 in. × 13 1/16 in. (33 × 33.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Accession Number
32.92.11
Tags
GardensWomenMale Nudes
About the Artist
Francesco Primaticcio|Léon Davent · 1504–1570
Primaticcio was the most influential Italian artist in France in the 16th century. Together with Rosso Fiorentino they created a style of mixing stucco decoration with mannerist paintings that became known as the Fontainebleau school. Italian painter, architect and sculptor. Comment on works: Religious; Allegory; History.