Horizontal Panel with Armor at Center, Flanked by Two Genii
Ornamental frieze with a cuirass at center flanked by two genii or putti. The putti at left is seen from behind and both grab at tendrils growing from the sleeves of the cuirass. Reverse copy after Barthel Beham (Pauli 76).
Artwork Details
- Title: Horizontal Panel with Armor at Center, Flanked by Two Genii
- Artist: Sebald Beham (German, Nuremberg 1500–1550 Frankfurt)
- Artist: Reverse copy after Barthel Beham (German, Nuremberg ca. 1502–1540 Italy)
- Date: 1544
- Medium: Engraving; first state of two (Pauli)
- Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (5.8 x 5.4 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
- Object Number: 23.84.22
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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