Flemish Grotesque with a Fantastic Cart pulled by Satyrs
Print from a series of eight designs for friezes with fantastical carts, designed by Cornelis Bos. The designs reflect the style of grotesques developed in the Southern Netherlands in the second quarter of the sixteenth century. They were influenced by Italian grotesques and the decorative scheme developed for the Royal castle at Fontainebleau, but have a character of their own. Typical are the strapwork structures combined with a host of fantastical creatures. The format of the frieze was particularly popular for use as a border design in tapestries and in tiled wall panels.
Artwork Details
- Title: Flemish Grotesque with a Fantastic Cart pulled by Satyrs
- Artist: Cornelis Bos (Netherlandish, Hertogenbosch ca. 1510?–before 1556 Groningen)
- Published in: Antwerp
- Date: ca. 1550
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 11 3/8 in. (15 x 28.8cm)
- Classifications: Albums, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
- Object Number: 49.95.369
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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