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Horizontal Panel with a Siren with Foliage for Legs and Two Children

ca. 1520–55
Not on view
Panel with a siren at center with a human torso holding the ensd of scrolling tendrils that are in place of her legs. Two children are seated on the foliage at each side of her torso and the child at left is nursing. At far left and right, bull skulls.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Horizontal Panel with a Siren with Foliage for Legs and Two Children
  • Artist: Allaert Claesz. (Dutch, active 1520–55)
  • Date: ca. 1520–55
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 1 1/4 × 3 7/16 in. (3.2 × 8.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
  • Object Number: 1986.1180.1316
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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