Lidded Vase, from "Series of Vases after the Antique"
Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) Italian
Not on view
Depiction of a lidded vase characterized by handles shaped like two snakes whose bodies intertwine and knot together and a frieze with winged putti carrying a garland. Fourth plate from a series of twelve vases after the antique, engraved by Antonio Veneziano dated 1530-1531. The prints were later published again by Antonio Salamanca.