Candelabra Grotesque with an Hexagonal Pavillion on a Foot
Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian
After Cornelis Bos Netherlandish
Not on view
Three quarters of a candelabra grotesque, copied after a print published by Cornelis Bos around 1540. The design is characterized by an architectural structure which can be described as an hexagonal pavillion. Within it a female figure has been placed who holds on to meandering acanthus scrolls. The pavillion is supported by a foot to which to satyrs have been tied. On the verso a frame is visible characterized by a broad, dark outer rim and a fine line on the inside.
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