Cleveland Museum of Art
Design for a Chalice (recto) Architectural Plan (verso)
Luzio Romano (Italian, active 1528–75) · mid-1500s
The voluptuous women supporting surrounding the lower stem of this chalice were likely inspired by caryatids--sculpted female figures used as weight bearing columns in classical architecture.
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