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Terracotta grotesque head, Terracotta, Greek, Asia Minor
Terracotta grotesque head
Greek, Asia Minor
2nd–1st century BCE
Grotesque Head, Earthenware, Central Asia
Grotesque Head
Central Asia
early 12th century
Large Grotesque Head, Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto) Spanish, Etching and engraving
Large Grotesque Head
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
ca. 1622
Child grotesque, Terracotta, Greek, Cypriot
Child grotesque
Greek, Cypriot
2nd–1st century BCE
Grotesque, Gilded copper alloy, French
Grotesque
French
15th century
Bronze head of a grotesque, Bronze, Roman
Bronze head of a grotesque
Roman
ca. 1st–2nd century CE
Netsuke of Grotesque Mask, Wood, Japan
Netsuke of Grotesque Mask
Japan
18th century
Bronze grotesque, Bronze, Greek
Bronze grotesque
Greek
2nd century BCE–1st century CE
Grotesque Panel, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau French, Etching; second state of three
Grotesque Panel
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
1550
Terracotta lamp in the form of a grotesque head, Terracotta, East Greek, Lydian
Terracotta lamp in the form of a grotesque head
East Greek, Lydian
Mount with grotesque masks, Bronze, Italian, probably Florence
Mount with grotesque masks
Italian, probably Florence
mid-17th century
Head of a Grotesque, Limestone, French
Head of a Grotesque
French
ca. 1200–1220
Grotesque Panel, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau French, Etching
Grotesque Panel
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
After Nicoletto da Modena
1562
Grotesque Panel, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau French, Etching; second state of three
Grotesque Panel
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
1550
Grotesque Panel, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau French, Etching; second state of three
Grotesque Panel
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
1550
Grotesque Panel, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau French, Etching; second state of three
Grotesque Panel
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
After Nicoletto da Modena
1550
Modern Grotesque with Strapwork, Johannes van Doetecum I Netherlandish, Etching
Modern Grotesque with Strapwork
Multiple artists/makers
1554
Roundel with Grotesque, White glass, silver stain, and vitreous paint, British
Roundel with Grotesque
British
ca. 1320–40
Large Grotesque Head Being Strangled by its Own Hair, Gaetano Piccini Italian, Pen and brown ink
Large Grotesque Head Being Strangled by its Own Hair
Gaetano Piccini
1727
Foliate Grotesque Head, Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century Italian, Black chalk, over graphite or black chalk
Foliate Grotesque Head
Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century
16th–17th century
Grotesque Panel, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau French, Etching
Grotesque Panel
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
After Nicoletto da Modena
1562
Grotesque Panel, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau French, Etching; second state of three
Grotesque Panel
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
1550
Large Grotesque Head With an Open Mouth Looking to the Left Within a Frame, Gaetano Piccini Italian, Pen and brown ink
Large Grotesque Head With an Open Mouth Looking to the Left Within a Frame
Gaetano Piccini
1727
Grotesque Head With a Large Eyebrow Looking to the Left Within a Circle, Gaetano Piccini Italian, Pen and brown ink
Grotesque Head With a Large Eyebrow Looking to the Left Within a Circle
Gaetano Piccini
1727
Candelabra Grotesque, Daniel Hopfer German, Etching; second state
Candelabra Grotesque
Daniel Hopfer
ca. 1485–1536
Design for a Leonine Grotesque Head, Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century Italian, Black chalk, over dotted traces of graphite or black chalk
Design for a Leonine Grotesque Head
Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century
16th–17th century
Design for a Grotesque Decoration, Luzio Luzzi (also known as Luzio Romano, Luzio da Todi), Pen and brown ink, brown wash.
Design for a Grotesque Decoration
Luzio Luzzi (also known as Luzio Romano, Luzio da Todi)
ca. 1543–45
Embroidered panel with Grotesque decoration, Bernard Salomon French, Silk thread on silk, French
Embroidered panel with Grotesque decoration
Narrative scenes adapted from woodcuts by Bernard Salomon
1560–70
Two Grotesque Heads Facing One Another within a Circle, Gaetano Piccini Italian, Pen and brown ink
Two Grotesque Heads Facing One Another within a Circle
Gaetano Piccini
1727
Drawing of a Grotesque after a 16th-century Decorative Relief, Filippo Cretoni Italian, Black chalk or graphite
Drawing of a Grotesque after a 16th-century Decorative Relief
Filippo Cretoni
n.d.
Panel with Grotesque Candelabrum Containing Satyrs, Children and a Trophy, Heinrich Aldegrever German, Engraving
Panel with Grotesque Candelabrum Containing Satyrs, Children and a Trophy
Heinrich Aldegrever
1550
Fragments with European grotesque designs, Silk, embroidered satin weave, Chinese
Fragments with European grotesque designs
Chinese
late 18th century
Grotesque Head With a Bulging Forehead Looking to the Right Within a Circle, Gaetano Piccini Italian, Pen and brown ink
Grotesque Head With a Bulging Forehead Looking to the Right Within a Circle
Gaetano Piccini
1727
Five grotesque heads, including an elderly man with an oak leaf wreath, Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, Etching; only state
Five grotesque heads, including an elderly man with an oak leaf wreath
Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar
After Leonardo da Vinci
Subject Relates to collection of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel (British, 1585–1646) and Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel (British, ca. 1590–1654), m. 1606
1646
Small Grotesque Head Looking to the Left Within a Circle, Gaetano Piccini Italian, Pen and brown ink
Small Grotesque Head Looking to the Left Within a Circle
Gaetano Piccini
1727
Heads of Satyrs and other Grotesque Heads, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo Italian, Etching
Heads of Satyrs and other Grotesque Heads
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
1774
Blackwork Print with a Symmetric Grotesque Pattern, Claes Jansz. Visscher Dutch, Blackwork
Blackwork Print with a Symmetric Grotesque Pattern
Publisher Claes Jansz. Visscher
ca. 1620
Grotesque Panel, Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau French, Etching
Grotesque Panel
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
1562
Modern Grotesque with Strapwork, Johannes van Doetecum I Netherlandish, Etching
Modern Grotesque with Strapwork
Multiple artists/makers
1557
Sketches for Grotesque Wall Decorations, Girolamo da Carpi (Girolamo Sellari) Italian, Pen and brown ink
Sketches for Grotesque Wall Decorations
Girolamo da Carpi (Girolamo Sellari)
1501–56
Five grotesque heads, plate 4 from "Friezes, foliage, and grotesques" (Frises, feuillages et grotesques), Stefano della Bella Italian, Etching
Five grotesque heads, plate 4 from "Friezes, foliage, and grotesques" (Frises, feuillages et grotesques)
After Stefano della Bella
ca. 1638–43
Terracotta mold of a grotesque figure, Terracotta, Greek
Terracotta mold of a grotesque figure
Greek
2nd–1st century BCE

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