Fragment of a Grotesque Decoration with a Term and Putto

attributed to Andrés de Melgar Spanish

ca. 1545–60

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Title: Fragment of a Grotesque Decoration with a Term and Putto
Artist: attributed to Andrés de Melgar (Spanish, documented S. Domingo de la Calzada, died after 1554)
Date: ca. 1545–60
Medium: Pen and dark brown ink, and some brush and brown wash (recto); pen and dark brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk (verso)
Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. (26.1 x 10.4 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Object Number: 52.570.325
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Flemish Grotesque Creatures and a Candelabra Grotesque (recto); Candelabra Grotesques with Mask (verso), Andrés de Melgar Spanish, Pen and dark brown ink (recto); pen and dark brown ink; composition within ruled framing lines at left border of sheet, and at right side of composition (verso) — Flemish Grotesque Creatures and a Candelabra Grotesque (recto); Candelabra Grotesques with Mask (verso)
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