Ceres
Antonio Salamanca (1478 - 1562)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1526 - c. 1530
Materials
Ink
Measurements
212 x 110 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.2.3
Summary
(Folio 2, recto, upper top left print) Ceres in niche facing right, standing over a two headed snake and holding a half moon sickle in her right hand and a torch in her left hand.
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.
Marks and inscriptions
ALMA CERES DOCVIT SEGETUM SPEM CREDERE SMC15
Makers and roles
Antonio Salamanca (1478 - 1562), publisher Giovanni Jacapo Caraglio, creator after Rosso Fiorentino (Florence 1494 – Fontainebleu 1540), creator