Ornament Panel with Bird Cage
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1507
name: label: Print Maker
content: Nicoletto da Modena, Italian, active 1500 – 1522
label: Publisher
content: Antonio Salamanca, Italian, ca. 1500 - 1562
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A vertical ornamental motif, bilaterally divided, shows a winged figure, holding trumpets and palm leaves, and supporting a bird cage. Upper level, two seated figures write on tablets that read S.P.Q.R. (The Roman Senate and People) and D.M.A.N. Two bound captives sit beneath a military trophy. In the center of the panel, a winged figure supporting a birdcage holds trumpets and palm leaves, symbols of victory. At the top, two seated Roman senate and people. Two bound captives sit beneath a military trophy and above a small ornamental battle scene.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1946-29-3
objectType: label: Type
content: ornament
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Engraving on off-white laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 26.2 × 13 cm (10 5/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)