Ornament Panel: Triton and Two Infant Satyrs
1510
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1510
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This print shows a mythical Triton flanked by two chubby baby satyrs. Triton holds a shell like a horn, while the satyrs clutch shields and spears. Printed ornamental panels like this were colored and pasted on walls in Italian homes around 1505. They doubled as pattern books for craftsmen working in wood or metal. See how the armor and creatures mirror those in the room’s other artworks. Look up Zoan Andrea (Italian) next.
