An Angel Trampling a Skeleton, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler
Framed in an oval at center, an angel, holding a book and draping an arm over a cross at left, tramples a skeleton. The oval is surrounded by symmetrical ornamental design with putti masks hanging from canopies and grotesques. At left and right edge, segmented ovals with the artist's signature. Associated with the series, Grotisch fur alle Kunstler, consisting of four plates.
Artwork Details
- Title: An Angel Trampling a Skeleton, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler
- Artist: Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt)
- Date: 1580–1600
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 5 13/16 in. (6.8 × 14.8 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.5793(3)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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