Vase
1543
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 10 1/4 × 7 5/8 in. (26 × 19.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.162
Tags
Art Historical Context
Antonio Fantuzzi's *Vase* (1543) is a captivating etching from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Drawings and Prints department, measuring a trimmed sheet of 10¼ × 7⅝ inches. This intricate print showcases the artist's mastery of ornamental design, featuring vases entwined with lush grapes, and dynamic male and female nudes Fantuzzi, an Italian Mannerist active at the French court of Fontainebleau, drew inspiration from the school's elaborate grotesque motifs, blending classical antiquity with Renaissance fantasy. Created during the height of Mannerism—a stylish, elegant evolution of the High Re...