Antique Ewer with a Handle in the Shape of Two Snakes coming from the Head of Medusa below, from Vases after the Antique

Enea Vico

1543 or after · Engraving [second edition] · Drawings and Prints

Antique ewer with a handle in the shape of two snakes coming from the head of Medusa below. The body of the ewer is divided in three friezes. The upper frieze contains masks, while the bulbous middle frieze shows a scene with a battle between sea gods. The lower part of the body is decorated with elongated terminal figures, connected by pieces of drapery. From a series of vase designs after the Antique, first published by Enea Vico in 1543, and later included in a composite series with other designs by Agostino Veneziano by Antonio Lafreri dated circa 1573 based on its presence in Lafreri’s catalogue.

Artist

Enea Vico

Date

1543 or after

Medium

Engraving [second edition]

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011