The Medici Vase
Unknown artist
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Primary suppport: 34.2 × 26.6 cm (13 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.); Secondary support: 39 × 30.7 cm (15 3/8 × 12 1/8 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
115838
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This ancient marble vase—depicted by an unknown artist working in Italy—was owned by the Medici family and became a popular work for draftsmen to copy. Stefano della Bella made a famous etching after the same piece (1972.776).