Woman with Shield Seated on Seamonster, from "Ex Antiquis Cameorum et Gemmae Delineata/ Liber Secundus/et ab Enea Vico Parmen Incis"
Medium
Engraving; third state
Dimensions
plate: 3 7/16 x 4 7/8 in. (8.8 x 12.4 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
49.97.426
Tags
Art Historical Context
This engraving, titled *Woman with Shield Seated on Seamonster*, comes from a 17th-century publication that reproduced ancient cameos and gems. Issued around 1599–1622 as part of *Ex Antiquis Cameorum et Gemmae Delineata*, the print captures the refined details of a classical carved gem through the skilled hand of Enea Vico of Parma, with contributions from artists including Battista Franco and Philippe Thomassin. Measuring just over three by four inches, the small plate exemplifies how Renaissance and Baroque engravers made precious antiquities accessible to a wider audience. The scene shows...
About the Artist
Francesco Angeloni|Battista Franco|Philippe Thomassin|Enea Vico|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian|Italian|French|Italian|Italian) · 1559 |1510 |1562 |1523 |1500 –1652 |1561 |1622 |1567 |1600
Terni 1559 or 1587–1652 Rome|Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice|French, Troyes 1562–1622 Rome|Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara|