Candelabra Grotesque with a Naked Boy in a Strapwork Contraption

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian
After Cornelis Bos Netherlandish

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Three quarters of a candelabra grotesque, copied after a print published by Cornelis Bos around 1540. The design is characterized by a semi-circular strapwork contraption, in which a young, naked boy is placed.

Candelabra Grotesque with a Naked Boy in a Strapwork Contraption, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

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