The Mocking of Ceres

National Museum of American History

Object Details

original artist
Elsheimer, Adam
engraver
Goudt, Hendrik
Description
Engraving, night print. Trimmed and mounted on manila paper within ink-ruled border; oval blind stamp of the SI Secretary's Library at lower left. Two columns of Latin verse signed "Janus Rutgers" form an inscription below the image. The subject is based on the Metamorphoses of Ovid and the print is dedicated to Cardinal Scipio Borghese.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Marsh Collection
1610
ID Number
1978.0534.49
accession number
1978.0534
catalog number
1978.0534.49
Object Name
print
engraving
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
sheet: 31.2 cm x 23.8 cm; 12 9/32 in x 9 3/8 in
place made
Italy: Latian, Rome
Related Publication
Ackley, Clifford S.. Printmaking in the Age of Rembrandt
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Subject
Mythology
Record ID
nmah_785713
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-0369-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
The Mocking of Ceres
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