Horizontal Panel Design with Two Young Male Figures between Acanthus Rinceaux

Polifilo Giancarli|Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century

17th century (first half) · Pen and brown ink over leadpoint · Drawings and Prints

Design for a horizontal panel filled with a meandering acanthus rinceau. Two young male figures, whose lower bodies consist of acanthus leaves are interspersed between, and hold on to the meandering rinceaux. The figure on the left is seen from the front while the figure on the left is depicted from behind.

Artist

Polifilo Giancarli|Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century

Date

17th century (first half)

Medium

Pen and brown ink over leadpoint

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1962