PLUTO
after Rosso Fiorentino (Florence 1494 – Fontainebleu 1540)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1526
Materials
Ink engraving on paper.
Measurements
220 x 112 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.2.12
Summary
(Folio 4, recto, upper right print) Pluto in a niche, holding a Cerberus next to him with Dogs at his feet. From Mythological Gods and Goddesses.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Makers and roles
after Rosso Fiorentino (Florence 1494 – Fontainebleu 1540), creator Antonio Salamanca (1478 - 1562), publisher Giovanni Jacapo Caraglio, creator