Upright Ornament with Bull and Satyrs / Agostino Musi / After Raphael
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.133
- Title
- Upright Ornament with Bull and Satyrs
- Artist
- Agostino Musi
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- Active 1514-1536
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1520
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Inscribed on plate, l.r.: Ant. Sal. exc.
- Dimensions
- 23.7 cm x 18.4 cm (9 5/16 in. x 7 1/4 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Secondary Object Type
- engraving
- Physical Description
- This decorative image is organized along a vertical axis wtih fanciful creatures, grotesque heads, depictions of carved gems and harpies.
- Subject Matter
- The imagery in this grotesque include references to Bacchus, as well as objects that suggest fertility and virility such as the bull and rabbit. Such works including fantastical creatures were imaginative decorative works ultimately derived from a 16th century understanding of recently discovered Roman painting.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 816 x 1056
- File Size
- 137 KB
- Record
- 1960/2.133
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"Upright Ornament with Bull and Satyrs; Agostino Musi; After Raphael." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.133/1960_2.133.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.