Candelabra Grotesque with a Crouched Satyr Carrying a Fruit Basket

Cornelis Bos|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

1540 after · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash · Drawings and Prints

Half of a candelabra grotesque, copied after a print published by Cornelis Bos around 1540. The design is characterized by a crouching satyr carrying a fruit basket and forming the base of the candelabra. He is flanked on the right side by a second, smaller satyr.

Artist

Cornelis Bos|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Date

1540 after

Medium

Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960