Monogrammist P.P.
Italian, late 15th-early 16th century
Triumph of the Moon
INV-4328
Monogrammist P.P.
Italian, late 15th-early 16th century1500/10
Triumph of the Moon
Monogrammist P.P. Italian, late 15th-early 16th century →engravingprint
Date
1500/10
Medium
Engraving on cream laid paper
Dimensions
17.8 × 22.8 cm (7 1/16 × 9 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Little is known about the Monogrammist P. P., who was active at the turn of the 16th century in Northern Italy, possibly in Ferrara. His prints are often idiosyncratic in style as well as subject matter. In this work, sleepy gatherers display the astrological influence of the moon on human destinies in their erratic, even lunatic behavior. The Christlike figure on a pedestal in the center holds aloft a torch and crescent moon as his companions kneel, either to him or to the heavenly light he presents.
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