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The Haul of Monstrous Fish

The Haul of Monstrous Fish

mid-1500s
(Italian, c. 1530–1585)
(Italian, 1492/99–1546)
Italy, 16th century
engraving
Sheet: 20.7 x 31.2 cm (8 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1922.487
Catalogue raisonné: Bartsch 106 (XV.429)
Location: not on view

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.
  • 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
  • Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."
    Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 1980-February 15, 1981).
  • {{cite web|title=The Haul of Monstrous Fish|url=false|author=Adamo Scultori, Giulio Romano|year=mid-1500s|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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