Grotesque with a Bacchus Fountain Placed in an Architectural Structure

Cornelis Bos|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

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

Grotesque, copied after a print published by Cornelis Bos around 1540. The design is characterized by a winged female figure, holding up an architectural structure in which a fountain has been placed. The print has been copied in full.

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

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