Woman seated with arms outstretched, personification of Fame with trumpet at right, set within an elaborate frame
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (13 × 18.1 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.3(211)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This enchanting etching, titled *Woman Seated with Arms Outstretched Personification of Fame withet at Right, Set within an Elaborate Frame*, captures the exuberant spirit of 16th-century Mannerism. Created around 1540–80, it depicts a central female figure in a dynamic pose, arms extended in gesture, flanked by the allegorical Fame blowing her trumpet—a Renaissance symbol of renown and glory. The composition is framed by intricate architectural motifs, blending human forms with ornate decoration, evoking the grandeur of classical antiquity revived during the period. Attributed to a stellar t...
About the Artist
Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola)|Battista Angolo del Moro|Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau · 1510–1563
Andrea Schiavone, born Andrea Meldolla around 1510 or 1515 in Zara (modern Zadar, Croatia), in Venetian-ruled Dalmatia, hailed from a family rooted in Meldola near Forlì in Romagna, Emilia-Romagna. His father, Simon Meldolla, served as a garrison commander there, and both parents originated from Meldola, where the family held property into the early 16th century. Nicknamed "Schiavone"—"the Slav"—a...