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Ewer with a Handle in the Shape of an Eagle's Talons
Enea Vico (Italian, 1523–1567)
1543
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 24.4 x 18.2 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/16 in.)(trimmed on the platemark or with thread margins)
Credit Line
Gift of Clifford S. Ackley in memory of Tracey Albainy
Accession Number2008.306
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Two prints by the Italian Renaissance engraver and ornament designer, Enea Vico, were given in memory of Tracey Albainy, the much admired former curator of European decorative arts and sculpture, who passed away in December, 2007. In one engraving, a thirsty dog, who takes the place of a handle, peers into a pitcher. In the other, the pitcher's handle is composed of an eagle's talons, which rest on the chest of a fantastical sea nymph. The whimsical charm of Vico's inventions in the antique style would have delighted the curator. [Please also see object number 2007.1099]
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 422
Marks
Verso, lower center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceFrederick Mulder, London; from whom purchased February 1972 by Clifford S. Ackley; his gift to the MFA June 25, 2008