Vertical Panel with a Candelabrum Containing a Medallion with a Centaur and a Pair of Dolphins

After Barthel Beham German
1529
Not on view
Panel of ornament with vertical scrolling foliage rising from a vessel at the bottom. A medallion with a winged centaur is placed at the center with two dolphins above. After Barthel Beham's Pauli 81, this is the only example Aldegrever producing an exact copy of another artist's work.

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Object Information
  • Title: Vertical Panel with a Candelabrum Containing a Medallion with a Centaur and a Pair of Dolphins
  • Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest)
  • Artist: After Barthel Beham (German, Nuremberg ca. 1502–1540 Italy)
  • Date: 1529
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 15/16 in. (12.3 × 2.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.23.76
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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