Two candlestick designs
Print with two designs for candlesticks. At left, a pyramidal design composed of sphinxes, cherubs, garlands, and scrollwork; at right, a pyramidal design composed of masks, masked figures, monstrous creatures, and scrollwork; from a series of nine designs for various metalwork objects possibly after Rosso Fiorentino or Léonard Thiry.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two candlestick designs
- Series/Portfolio: Nine designs for various metalwork objects possibly after Rosso Fiorentino or Léonard Thiry
- Artist: René Boyvin (French, Angers ca. 1525–1598 or 1625/6 Angers)
- Artist: Possibly by Pierre Milan (French, active 1537–40)
- Date: ca. 1550–60
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: plate: 5 1/2 x 7 1/16 in. (14 x 18 cm)
sheet: 5 11/16 x 7 3/8 in. (14.5 x 18.7 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
- Object Number: 2012.136.25
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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