Design of an Antique Gem (The Strozzi Medusa)

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Design of an Antique Gem (The Strozzi Medusa)

c. 1715

Girolamo Odam (Italian, 1681–1741)

Odam was an engraver active in Rome during the first half of the eighteenth century who was noted for his profound knowledge of antiquity. This drawing is a large-scale study for a 1715 engraving recording a famous antique gem known as the Strozzi Medusa, which had been discovered six years previously on the Caelian Hill in Rome and which is now in the British Museum in London.

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Object Details

Title:

Design of an Antique Gem (The Strozzi Medusa)

Date:

c. 1715

Artist:

Girolamo Odam (Italian, 1681–1741)

Medium:

Pen and brown ink (possibly iron gall) on laid paper mounted on paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 16 1/8 x 10 7/8 inches (40.9 x 27.7 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

Bequest of Anthony Morris Clark, 1978

Accession Number:

1978-70-373

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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