Vessel with grotesque masks, griffins, and a frieze populated by a bull and men in bas-relief (reverse copy after Cherubino Alberti, in turn after Polidoro da Caravaggio)
Object type: Print Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Anonymous|Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)|Polidoro da Caravaggio|Le Blond
Artist bio:  |Italian, Borgo Sansepolcro 1553–1615 Rome|Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina|Paris
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality:  |Italian|Italian|French
Date: ca 1550–1600
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: plate: 9 7/16 x 6 7/16 in. (24 x 16.3 cm)
sheet: 9 13/16 x 6 13/16 in. (25 x 17.3 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Grotesques|Men|Griffins|Bulls|Vessels