Frieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's Monogram
Ornamental design showing a crouching satyr at far left bearing a shield with the artist's monogram and the date. The foliate scrollwork to the satyr's right is inhabited with a mask (at center) and a fish (at right).
Artwork Details
- Title: Frieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's Monogram
- Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest)
- Date: 1532
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 1 7/16 × 6 9/16 in. (3.7 × 16.7 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
- Object Number: 23.101.2
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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