Description
Adamo belonged to a prominent family of printmakers in Mantua. This engraving is based on a preparatory drawing by Giulio Romano that relates to a fresco he painted in 1527 in the Sala dei Venti (Room of the Winds) in the Palazzo del Tè in Mantua.
Provenance
Edme Durand (d.1835), Paris, stamp (Lugt 741), lower left, in black ; Franz Gawet (1762/65-1847), Vienna, script (Lugt 1069), upper left, verso, in pen and brown ink ; Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Cleveland
Accession Number
1922.487
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 20.7 x 31.2 cm (8 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
Classification
Credit Line
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.