Candelabra Grotesque with a Naked Boy in a Strapwork Contraption

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian

After Cornelis Bos Netherlandish

1540 after

Not on view

Three quarters of a candelabra grotesque, copied after a print published by Cornelis Bos around 1540. The design is characterized by a semi-circular strapwork contraption, in which a young, naked boy is placed.

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Title: Candelabra Grotesque with a Naked Boy in a Strapwork Contraption
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century ?
Artist: After Cornelis Bos (Netherlandish, Hertogenbosch ca. 1510?–before 1556 Groningen)
Date: 1540 after
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 11/16 x 4 7/16 in. (24.6 x 11.2 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Object Number: 60.643.4(3)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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