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The Haul of Monstrous Fish

Adamo Scultori (Italian, c. 1530–1585), artist; Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546), artist · mid-1500s · engraving

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About this work

Adamo belonged to a prominent family of printmakers in Mantua. This engraving is based on a preparatory drawing by Giulio Romano that relates to a fresco he painted in 1527 in the Sala dei Venti (Room of the Winds) in the Palazzo del Tè in Mantua.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description

Credit lineThe Haul of Monstrous Fish, mid-1500s. Adamo Scultori (Italian, c. 1530–1585), after Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546). Engraving; sheet: 20.7 x 31.2 cm (8 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1922.487

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