Panel with Grotesque Candelabrum Containing a Mask, a Couple of Tritons and Two Children

1549

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Ornamental design with mask, flanked by two peasants and two goat's heads above. At bottom, two tritons carry two children or putti.

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Title: Panel with Grotesque Candelabrum Containing a Mask, a Couple of Tritons and Two Children
Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest)
Date: 1549
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 2 in. (6.8 × 5.1 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Object Number: 22.41.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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