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Young woman putting her hand in a dragon's mouth

Closely related to Georg Pencz German
before 1573
Not on view
Oval engraving with an unidentified subject, depicting a woman, dressed in a layered, flowing dress, in the center, running towards the left, her right hand extended in front of her, and going into the mouth of a dragon, which stands of a short column on the left side. Behind them is a crowd of men with surprised looks on their faces. On the right is a soldier, dressed in full Roman military garb, his back towards the viewer, and his head looking to the left. A similar subject appears in a print by Georg Pencz, titled "The mouth of Truth."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Young woman putting her hand in a dragon's mouth
  • Artist: Etienne Delaune (French, Orléans 1518/19–1583 Strasbourg)
  • Artist: Closely related to Georg Pencz (German, Wroclaw ca. 1500–1550 Leipzig)
  • Date: before 1573
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 2 1/16 × 2 5/16 in. (5.2 × 5.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.568.9
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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