The Haul of Monstrous Fish (mid-1500s): Art, History and Details

The Haul of Monstrous Fish (mid-1500s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Adamo Scultori (Italian, c. 1530–1585); Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the 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.

Object facts

• Title: The Haul of Monstrous Fish
• Date: mid-1500s
• Creator attribution: Adamo Scultori (Italian, c. 1530–1585); Giulio Romano (Italian, 1492/99–1546)
• Culture: Italy
• Type: Print
• Technique: engraving
• Dimensions: Sheet: 20.7 x 31.2 cm (8 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Engraving
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1922.487

Collection credit

Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.

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