Design for a Decorated Drinking Cup with Floriated Heads around Large Mouth, Intertwined Serpents as Handles 1495 - 1546

This drawing by Giulio Romano, an Italian Renaissance artist, is a design for a decorated drinking cup, likely made between 1495 and 1546. The cup is intricately designed with a large mouth, floriated heads, and intertwined serpents as handles. This detailed drawing, done in pen and ink on paper, showcases Romano's masterful skill in design and his interest in decorative arts. The use of serpents as handles adds a symbolic element to the design, possibly alluding to themes of knowledge, power, and transformation. This drawing highlights Romano's artistic breadth, going beyond paintings to encompass a range of decorative objects.