Artist: Rosso Fiorentino painter and draughtsman, b. Florence 1494 - d. Paris 1540. Rosso is one of the most original and inventive painters of the first generation of Mannerism.
Engraver: Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, Parma or Verona ca. 1500/1505–1565 Krakow (?), engraver of copper and hardstones, and later in life a gem engraver, goldsmith, and perhaps also an architect. In Rome in 1526, collaborated with Rosso. By 1539 in Poland, where worked for the court until his death.
Printmaker: unknown printmaker 16th (?) century.
Title: Jupiter.
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to borderlines)8 5/8" x 4 1/2".
Date: after 1526.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Laid down. The backing is partially removed. Scratches, stains, grease, foxing. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Bartsch. Le Peintre graveur. T. XV. P. 78. No. 26.3.
Part of: Plate from "Mythological Gods and Goddesses" (The Gods in Niches). Some prints from the series were attributed to Marcantonio Raimondi.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1853,0709.95.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVI C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from The British Museum collection.
"Twenty different images were originally produced. Facsimiles were also later made by other artists and reprinted from new plates." Spencer Alley's Blog.