Ornament Panel Inscribed "Victoria Augusta"

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Print Maker
Nicoletto da Modena, Italian, active 1500 – 1522
Publisher
Antonio Salamanca, Italian, ca. 1500 - 1562
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Upper part of the print depicts the musical contest between Apollo, playingthe lyre and Marsayas playing the bagpipes. In a narrow relief below, the flaying of Marsyas is depicted. Seated on a pedestal at bottom of the print two satyrs play musical pipes.In the relief above them, a satyr plays the pipes to a stag on the right, while Apollo chases Daphne on the left. Image is heavily ornamented with figures.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
ca. 1507
Accession Number
1946-29-4
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ornament
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on off white laid paper
Dimensions
H x W: 26.5 × 13 cm (10 7/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)
made in
Italy
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Record ID
chndm_1946-29-4
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4510824e8-d7fa-4585-aff7-3e596b610fe0
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