DISCOVERART

Christoph Jamnitzer

Putti with Sea Monsters, plates from the Neue Grotessken Buch

1610
Etching
18.2 × 25.4 cm (7.2 × 10 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Christoph Jamnitzer

Four Ovals with Genii, plates from the Neue Grotessken BuchFour Ovals with Genii, plates from the Neue Grotessken BuchA fantastic chandelier with burning candles and arabesques, some ending in fantastic horse forms, plates from the Neue Grotessken BuchA fantastic chandelier with burning candles and arabesques,

More like this

Arion on a Dolphin surrounded by a Border decorated with Sea Creatures, from a Set of Designs for Plates (Fonds de Coupe)Adriaen Collaert — Arion on a Dolphin surrounded by a BorderCaricature Showing Marie Antoinette as a DragonAnonymous, French, 18th century — Caricature Showing Marie AA lion, dragon and fox fighting each other, an inscribed banderole above, an oval compositionMarco Dente — A lion, dragon and fox fighting each other, anSea Monster (in two fragments)Bernardino Poccetti — Sea Monster (in two fragments)Design for a Plate with Arion Riding a Dolphin in a Medallion Bordered by Sea MonstersAdriaen Collaert|Philips Galle — Design for a Plate with AriTwo Beasts and a Human Mask within a CircleGaetano Piccini — Two Beasts and a Human Mask within a CirclHorizontal Panel Design with a Three Figures and a Fantastical Creature Interspersed between Acanthus RinceauxPolifilo Giancarli|Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th centurA Nereid Riding a Sea Centaur Accompanied by Other Sea CreaturesAngiolo Falconetto|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria MaBlackwork Design with Fifteen MotifsJonas Bentzen — Blackwork Design with Fifteen MotifsA lion, dragon and fox fighting each other, an inscribed banderole above, an oval compositionMarco Dente — A lion, dragon and fox fighting each other, anA lion, dragon and fox fighting each other, boats on the sea in the background, an oval compositionAnonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century|Marco Dente —Galathea, from a Set of Designs for Plates (Fonds de Coupe)Adriaen Collaert — Galathea, from a Set of Designs for Plate