Triumph of the Moon (1500/10): Artwork and History

Triumph of the Moon (1500/10) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Monogrammist P.P. Italian, late 15th-early 16th century.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Little is known about the Monogrammist P. P., who was active at the turn of the 16th century in Northern Italy, possibly in Ferrara. His prints are often idiosyncratic in style as well as subject matter. In this work, sleepy gatherers display the astrological influence of the moon on human destinies in their erratic, even lunatic behavior. The Christlike figure on a pedestal in the center holds aloft a torch and crescent moon as his companions kneel, either to him or to the heavenly light he presents.

Object facts

• Title: Triumph of the Moon
• Date: 1500/10
• Artist attribution: Monogrammist P.P. Italian, late 15th-early 16th century
• Place of origin: Italy
• Medium: Engraving on cream laid paper
• Dimensions: 17.8 × 22.8 cm (7 1/16 × 9 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1956.1029

Collection credit

Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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