Three Muses seated underneath a flying putto who gestures downward, a cruciform composition, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the ceiling of the Ulysses Gallery (destroyed 1738-39) at Fontainebleau
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the ceiling of the Ulysses Gallery (destroyed 1738-39) at Fontainebleau
Artist: Giorgio Ghisi|Francesco Primaticcio
Artist bio: Italian, Mantua ca. 1520–1582 Mantua|Italian, Bologna 1504/5–1570 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1560–69
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: cut-out sheet: 10 13/16 x 6 5/8 in. (27.4 x 16.9 cm) (trimmed)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Muses