Diana Scultori

Selected Works

A printed image of a room, filled with people who are attending to various tasks. The primary figure group is at the bottom left of the image, where a group of five woman are bathing the infant Saint John the Baptist in a large vessel. The infant is nude and there is a halo at his head. The room is grand, with classical architecture, and a large window near the ceiling at center where God and two angels look down at the scene.

Birth of Saint John the Baptist

1555-88
Diana Scultori after Giulio Romano (1499–1546), Birth of Saint John the Baptist, 1555–88. Engraving, 46.8 x 30.2 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art

A printed image of a scroll, which is elaborately decorated with floral motifs. In the bottom right corner of the image, there is a lengthy inscription that includes the artist’s name.

Volute of a Composite Capital

1576
Diana Scultori, Volute of a Composite Capital, 1576. Engraving, 30.3 x 44 cm. Biblioteca universitaria Alessandrina, Rome.
Biblioteca universitaria Alessandrina, Rome

A printed page from a book, divided into multiple rows and columns. Each row and column is filled with small illustrations. At the top, there is Latin text and larger symbols, like a key to interpret the rest of the page and its images. There is more small text at the bottom of the page.

Lunario

1580
Diana Scultori, Lunario, 1580. Engraving, 55.8 x 41.1 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Philadelphia Museum of Art.

A printed image of a building with two levels, open over a courtyard. Both levels are filled with figures. At the bottom level center, Saint Lawrence appears nude, sitting on a bed of hot coals. He is nude with a halo around his head, and he reaches up towards the seated Roman Emperor with one outstretched hand.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

1582
Diana Scultori, after Baccio Bandinelli (1493–1560), The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, 1582. Engraving, 44.3 x 58 cm. The British Museum.
The British Museum

The primary figure group in this printed image consists of five figures, with two women embracing at the center. An older man is seated holding a book, while an angel in a suit of armor stands next to the women, looking over his shoulder directly at the viewer. Other man reaches towards the two women with one hand. Behind them, there are three figures on a staircase who are crying and comforting one another.

The Visitation

1588
Diana Scultori, The Visitation, 1588. Engraving, 39 x 28.4 cm. The British Museum.
The British Museum

A printed image of a Saint George in a full suit of armor, standing over the dragon that he has just slayed. He holds a large staff in one hand and a sword in the other. He looks off to the right triumphantly. The artist has inscribed her name at the bottom of the print.

St. George and the Dragon

n.d.
Diana Scultori, St. George and the Dragon, n.d. Engraving, 15 x 9 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Metropolitan Museum of Art

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