Horizontal Panel Design with a Man, a Snake and a Female Fantastical Creatures Interspersed between Acanthus Rinceaux
Design for a horizontal panel filled with a meandering acanthus rinceau. In the middle a male figure with his hair pulled back has been depicted whose lower body consists of acanthus leaves. He is holding one of the rinceaux and looks towards a fantastical creature with a female head, a long neck and a short body that ends in acanthus leaves. Above their heads a snake with a bird-like beak is portrayed.
Artwork Details
- Title: Horizontal Panel Design with a Man, a Snake and a Female Fantastical Creatures Interspersed between Acanthus Rinceaux
- Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century
- Artist: In the manner of Polifilo Giancarli (active in Venice ca. 1600–1625)
- Date: 17th century (first half)
- Medium: Pen and brown ink over leadpoint
- Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (18.4 x 26.4 cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
- Object Number: 66.602.11(9)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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