Horizontal Panel Design with a Male Figure and a Lion Interspersed between Acanthus Rinceaux

Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century Italian
In the manner of Polifilo Giancarli Italian

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Design for a horizontal panel filled with a meandering acanthus rinceau. On the right side a male figure with a shield, whose lower body consists of acanthus leaves, attacks a lion (depicted in the center). Below them, there is a fantastical creature with the body of a snake and a llama-like head.

Horizontal Panel Design with a Male Figure and a Lion Interspersed between Acanthus Rinceaux, Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century, Pen and brown ink over leadpoint

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