Horizontal Panel with Two Tritons with Foliate Tails Playing Horns

Barthel Beham German

early 16th century

Not on view

Ornamental design with two outward-facing tritons sounding horns. At center, a face set between the tritons' tails.

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Title: Horizontal Panel with Two Tritons with Foliate Tails Playing Horns
Artist: Barthel Beham (German, Nuremberg ca. 1502–1540 Italy)
Date: early 16th century
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 7/8 × 2 1/8 in. (2.2 × 5.4 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1956
Object Number: 56.500.74
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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