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Naval Battle between Trojans and Greeks (aka: “The Trojans Repulsing the Greeks) by Giovanni Battista Scultori
Naval Battle between Trojans and Greeks (aka: “The Trojans Repulsing the Greeks)
Giovanni Battista Scultori
Title
Naval Battle between Trojans and Greeks (aka: “The Trojans Repulsing the Greeks)
Artist
Giovanni Battista Scultori
1503 - 1575 (biography)Year
1538 (this imp. printed 1642)
Technique
engraving
Image Size
16 3/8 x 23 1/2" image and paper size, trimmed to platemark
Signature
unsigned, as usual; "I B MANTUANUS/Sculptor 1538"
Edition Size
not stated
Annotations
publisher's information typeset, lower right
Reference
Bartsch 20;
Paper
antique-white wove
State
published
Publisher
Jacomo (Giacomo) GIovanni de Rossi
Inventory ID
17374
Price
$1,500.00
Description
Giovanni Battista Scultori was known for the level of detail he employed in his preferred mediums, including sculpture, printmaking, and painting. As with his mentor, famed Italian artist and architect Guilio Romano, under whom he trained as an interior decorative painter for Romano’s Palazzo de Te, he took inspiration from ancient Greek artworks, especially reliefs depicting mythological events.
This large engraving is among his most well known, and is likely a scene from Book 14 of Homer’s epic “Iliad,” depicting the battle at sea between the Acheans and Trojans. An impression of this print can be found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.