Atalanta

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Atalanta

c. 1608

Remigio Cantagallina (Italian, 1575–1656) After Giulio Parigi (Italian, 1571–1635)

Etching was an ideal medium for spreading news or recording festival decorations. Atalanta is one of a series of prints commemorating the wedding of Grand Duke Cosimo II, which included an aquatic spectacle depicting the story of Jason and the Argonauts. The only female Argonaut, Atalanta accompanied Jason on his nautical quest for the Golden Fleece.

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Object Details

Titles:

Atalanta
Plate 5 from the series Ships of the Argonauts

Date:

c. 1608

Artists:

Remigio Cantagallina (Italian, 1575–1656) After Giulio Parigi (Italian, 1571–1635)

Medium:

Etching with plate tone

Dimensions:

Plate: 7 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (19 x 27.3 cm) Sheet: 7 1/2 x 10 7/8 inches (19.1 x 27.6 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-28639

Geography:

Made in Tuscany, Italy, Europe

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