Doric capital with measurements
ca. 1530–1540
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 13/16 x 6 1/4 in. (12.3 x 15.8 cm) Mount: 5 11/16 x 6 7/8 in. (14.4 x 17.4 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.824
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Monogrammist G.A. & the Caltrop · 1535–1535
**Monogrammist G.A. with the Caltrop**, an enigmatic Italian engraver active in Rome during the 1530s and 1540s, remains one of the shadowy figures of the Renaissance print world. Identified solely by his monogram "G.A." accompanied by a distinctive caltrop symbol—a spiked iron ball used in warfare—little is known of his personal life or training. His early years are not well documented, and no te...