Adamo belonged to a prominent family of printmakers in Mantua. This engraving is based on a preparatory drawing by Giulio Romano that relates to a fresco he painted in 1527 in the Sala dei Venti (Room of the Winds) in the Palazzo del Tè in Mantua.
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 20.7 x 31.2 cm (8 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
Provenance: Edme Durand (d.1835), Paris, stamp (Lugt 741), lower left, in black ; Franz Gawet (1762/65-1847), Vienna, script (Lugt 1069), upper left, verso, in pen and brown ink ; Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Cleveland
Inscriptions: lower right, in plate: AS[in monogram] ; VERSO, center left, in graphite: Z 4½ ; lower left, in graphite: GM fe[? crossed out] / [omtohol-gshos?] ; lower left, in graphite: N. rfw[underlined] / très belle Ep. ; lower left, in graphite: XV.429.106. a Ghisi / du Cab. Durand ; lower left, in graphite: R 1098 P
Department: Prints
Culture: Italy, 16th century
Credit Line: Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
Collection: PR - Engraving
Accession Number: 1922.487
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