A river god
Engraving
1538 (engraved)
1538 (engraved)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Mantuan printmaker Giovanni Battista Scultori was an accomplished line-engraver. He trained both his son Adamo and the more highly-regarded practitioner of the craft, Giorgio Ghisi. Giovanni Battista is also remembered for his part in discussions concerning the relative merits of German vine-black and Italian lamp-black printings inks. Scultori preferred the German recipe for its greater density.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | A river god |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Engraving by Giovanni Battista Scultori, 'A river god', 1538 |
| Physical description | Engraving |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
| Object history | Bequeathed by C.A. Ionides, 1900 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The Mantuan printmaker Giovanni Battista Scultori was an accomplished line-engraver. He trained both his son Adamo and the more highly-regarded practitioner of the craft, Giorgio Ghisi. Giovanni Battista is also remembered for his part in discussions concerning the relative merits of German vine-black and Italian lamp-black printings inks. Scultori preferred the German recipe for its greater density. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CAI.448 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2008 |
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