The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Ornament Panel: Triton and Two Infant Satyrs

c. 1505–15

Zoan Andrea

(Italian)

after Giovanni Pietro da Birago

(Italian)
Italy, 15th century
engraving
The Norweb Collection 1934.180
Catalogue raisonné: Hind V(II).80.10(4) ; Bartsch XIII.307.24
Location: Not on view

Description

Printed ornamental columns—such as these flanking the portrait of Henry II—were probably colored and used for interior decorations. The printed panels may have also served artists and craftsmen creating similar patterns in other materials, including wood, stone, or metal. They have been imaginatively integrated into the display on this wall because their intricate designs feature pieces of armor and mythical creatures that echo those in the works around them.
  • Gilhofer and Ranschburg
    (Gilhofer and Ranschburg)
  • Parsse, Leona. "Three Arabesque Panel Engravings." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 21, no. 7 (July 1934): 109-111. Reproduced: front cover; Mentioned: p. 110-111 www.jstor.org
  • Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-December 31, 2017).
    Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 7-October 28, 1990).
    The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
    Inaugural Exhibition of the New Print Gallery - Prints from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 10-November 13, 1938).
    Recent Accessions of Prints, 1933-34. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-March 13, 1935).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1934.180