Candelabra grotesque with three children blowing horns, from a series of twelve candelabra grotesques
Offset of another print on the verso: candelabra grotesque with acanthus scrolls and a seated putto.
Artwork Details
- Title: Candelabra grotesque with three children blowing horns, from a series of twelve candelabra grotesques
- Series/Portfolio: Twelve candelabra grostesques
- Artist: Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian, active ca. 1490–ca. 1525)
- Former Attribution: Giovanni Pietro da Birago (Italian, active ca. 1470–1513)
- Date: 1490–1515
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/16 × 3 9/16 in. (54.5 × 9.1 cm)
Plate: 20 11/16 × 3 3/8 in. (52.5 × 8.5 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
- Object Number: 23.39.8
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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