Trophy with Two Vases
1600–1800
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and reddish-brown wash, over traces of graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 5 7/8 x 7 11/16 in. (15 x 19.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Accession Number
52.570.298
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About this artwork
This ornamental drawing depicts an elaborate trophy composition flanked by two decorative vases, executed after designs by Polidoro da Caravaggio, the influential Italian artist who lived from approximately 1499 to 1543. Created sometime between 1600 and 1800, this work represents the enduring influence of Polidoro's decorative vocabulary long after his death. The artist rendered the composition in pen and black ink with brush and reddish-brown wash over traces of graphite, demonstrating sophist...
About the Artist
Polidoro da Caravaggio · 1492–present
Polidoro Caldara, known as Polidoro da Caravaggio, was born around 1499 in Caravaggio, Lombardy, and emerged as one of the most innovative painters of the early Mannerist period. Arriving in Rome circa 1515 as an untrained laborer hauling plaster for the Vatican Logge decorations, he quickly caught the eye of Raphael's key assistant, Maturino da Firenze. By 1517, Polidoro had joined Raphael's work...