Adamo Scultori (Italian, c. 1530-1587)
after Giulio Romano (Italian, c. 1499-1546)
Fishermen Catching a Sea Monster
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Adamo Scultori (Italian, c. 1530-1587)
after Giulio Romano (Italian, c. 1499-1546)1560/70
Fishermen Catching a Sea Monster
Adamo Scultori (Italian, c. 1530-1587) after Giulio Romano (Italian, c. 1499-1546) →engravingprint
Date
1560/70
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
21 × 31.4 cm (8 5/16 × 12 3/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Bernard F. Rogers, Sr.
Adamo Scultori came from a lineage of Italian engravers. He was taught by his father, Giovanni Battista Scultori, who worked with Giulio Romano, the inventor of this image. The central fish head, belonging to a mythical monster, relates the print to a secular tradition of Roman seagoing gods and beasts.