Frieze with Half-Length Female Figure Holding Two Horns at Center

Theodor de Bry Netherlandish
ca. 1590
Not on view
Frieze with a half-length female figure on top of a strapwork ornament holding two horns emitting smoke at center. At either side, grotesques with human heads and tails ending in serpents hold the ends of fabric that drapes from central figure's hair. From a series of four plates.

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Object Information
  • Title: Frieze with Half-Length Female Figure Holding Two Horns at Center
  • Artist: Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt)
  • Date: ca. 1590
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 1 9/16 × 6 13/16 in. (3.9 × 17.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.5792(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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