Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield

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

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Half of a candelabra grotesque, copied after a print published by Cornelis Bos around 1540. The design is characterized by a vase with fruit as the base for the candelabra. It ends on top with an Amazon shield. From a meandering wreath on the right springs a chandelier on top of whicha female figure has been placed.

Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

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Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

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