Fragment of a horizontal frieze with female bust in the center, garlands, anthemia, cut from a plate of border segments
Catalogue
- Year
- 1490
- Medium
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- Mount: 16 × 9 11/16 in. (40.6 × 24.6 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Francesco Rosselli
Artist

Painting
Francesco Rosselli was an Italian miniature painter, and engraver of maps and old master prints. He was described as a cartographer, although his contribution did not include any primary research and was probably limited to engraving, decorating and selling manuscript maps created by others. He created many maps, including one of the first printed maps of the world to incorporate the discoveries of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. The attribution of prints to him is the subject of debate, as different engraving styles are used. This may be the result of different artists in his workshop, or of his and his shop's ability to use different styles.
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- Francesco Rosselli
- Year
- 1490
- Medium
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- Mount: 16 × 9 11/16 in. (40.6 × 24.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1490-T005166
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





