Drawing of a Ewer in Antique Style 1505 - 1546

This drawing by Giulio Romano, a prominent artist of the High Renaissance period, features a detailed depiction of a ewer, a type of pitcher, in the antique style. The ewer is rendered with meticulous detail, highlighting its ornate handle with a mascaron (a decorative motif featuring a human or animal face) and the delicate, repeating patterns adorning its body and base. The drawing, likely a design for a silver ewer, showcases Romano's interest in classical art and design, a characteristic of the High Renaissance. It is currently part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York.