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Print, Vase (Plate 12 of a Series)
This is a Print. It was designed by Enea Vico. It is dated 1543 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
While the initial interest in the grotesque was sparked by ancient wall murals, ancient sculpture served as a similar source of inspiration. Vico published a series of prints of vases, each inscribed in Latin with the words "At Rome, obtained from the antique." Although Vico’s precise sources are unknown, it is likely that he took artistic liberties in his documentation, as many of the original ancient works might have been damaged. This and other similar series by Italian printmakers circulated widely, and became the inspiration for designers throughout Europe.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of E.F. Caldwell & Co..
- Drawing, Design for an Ewer
- black and white chalk on beige laid paper .
- Gift of Ogden Codman.
- 1916-9-5
- Print, Pitcher with a Figure of Neptune, from "Insignae Ac Planè Novum Opis...
- etching on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. A. Murray Young.
- 1946-37-1
- Print, Vase (Plate 5 of a Series)
- black ink on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of E.F. Caldwell & Co..
- 1963-9-244
Our curators have highlighted 9 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Print, Designs for Ewers, from Dessins d'orfèvrerie (Designs for Metalwork)
- engraving on laid paper.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1921-6-470-9
- Drawing, Design for a ewer
- black chalk, pen, ink, and bistre wash on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
- 1938-88-5321
- Print, Vase (Plate 6 of a Series)
- black ink on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of E.F. Caldwell & Co..
- 1963-9-245
Its dimensions are
H x W: 39.1 × 26 cm (15 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
It is inscribed
ROMAE AB ANTIQVO REPERTVM MD XXXXIII; on a tablet: A.E.V.
Cite this object as
Print, Vase (Plate 12 of a Series); Designed by Enea Vico (Italian, 1523–1567); Italy; black ink on paper; H x W: 39.1 × 26 cm (15 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of E.F. Caldwell & Co.; 1963-9-251
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Fragile Beasts.
