Candelabra Grotesque with a Vase with Fruit and an Amazon Shield
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 vase with fruit as the base for the candelabra. It ends on top with an Amazon shield. From a meandering wreath on the right springs a chandelier on top of whicha female figure has been placed.
- 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
