Ornamental Panel 1514 - 1536

"Ornamental Panel" is a 16th-century engraving by Agostino Veneziano, a prominent Italian printmaker. This intricate design, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features a central grotesque mask surrounded by playful cherubs, vases, and swirling foliage. Veneziano's masterful use of line and detail creates a dynamic interplay of light and shadow, characteristic of his highly influential work in the field of ornament printing.