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Print

1520-40 (Printed)
Artist/Maker
Beham, Sebald (Printmaker)
Place of origin
Nuremberg (Printed)

A panel of ornament depicting a grotesque figure, seated between two candelabra, with long ears, wings instead of arms, and legs and a tail resembling those of a dog.


Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Prints
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
Print by Barthel Beham, grotesque winged figure seated between two candelabra, engraving, German, 1520-40
Physical description
A panel of ornament depicting a grotesque figure, seated between two candelabra, with long ears, wings instead of arms, and legs and a tail resembling those of a dog.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 3.3cm
  • Cut to width: 2.6cm
Subjects depicted
Grotesques
Candelabra
Bibliographic references
  • F. W. H. Hollstein German, engravings, etchings and woodcuts, ca. 1400-1700 (Gouda: Koch and Knuttel, 1955): vol. 2, 87.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
Other number
87 - Pauli
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.288-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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