Frieze of boats elaboratley decorated on the water with soldiers on board, one boat to the right has naked men holding shields attacking helmeted men on another boat. One of a series of eight prints after the frescoed frieze identified as 'The arrival of the Etruscans in Latium' by Polidoro and Maturino which once decorated Palazzo Gaddi, Rome.
after Polidoro da Caravaggio (Caravaggio 1495- Messina 1543)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1650 - 1691
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
156 x 450 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.7.30
Summary
(Folio 9, recto, left print mounted horizontally on page) Frieze of boats elaboratley decorated on the water with soldiers on board, one boat to the right has naked men holding shields attacking helmeted men on another boat. One of a series of eight prints after the frescoed frieze identified as 'The arrival of the Etruscans in Latium' by Polidoro and Maturino which once decorated Palazzo Gaddi, Rome.
Makers and roles
after Polidoro da Caravaggio (Caravaggio 1495- Messina 1543), creator Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635-1700), creator Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo de, publisher