Fantastical creatures, birds, and strapwork cartouche (recto); grotesque mask and kneeling priest (verso)

? attributed to Andrés de Melgar Spanish

ca. 1545–60

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Title: Fantastical creatures, birds, and strapwork cartouche (recto); grotesque mask and kneeling priest (verso)
Artist: ? attributed to Andrés de Melgar (Spanish, documented S. Domingo de la Calzada, died after 1554)
Date: ca. 1545–60
Medium: Pen and brown ink (recto); pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash; black chalk (verso)
Dimensions: 13-1/4 x 8-9/16 in. (33.7 x 21.7 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Object Number: 52.570.324
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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