Vase with a River God in an Oval Medallion

Frederick de Wit|Rosso Fiorentino|René Boyvin|Claes Jansz. Visscher

17th century (late) · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Depiction of a vase or ewer. The vase is caracterized by an abundance of motifs from the Fontainebleau School. In the center an oval medallion with a river god is placed. The handle is shaped like a satyr. The print is part of a series of 12 vases said to be designed by Rosso Fiorentino and Polidoro da Caravaggio and initially engraved and published by René Boyvin. The current series was first published by Claes Jansz. Visscher in the early seventeenth century and subsequently also by Frederik de Wit.

Artist

Frederick de Wit|Rosso Fiorentino|René Boyvin|Claes Jansz. Visscher

Date

17th century (late)

Medium

Engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011