Frieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's Monogram

Heinrich Aldegrever

1532 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Frieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's Monogram — Heinrich Aldegrever

Ornamental design showing a crouching satyr at far left bearing a shield with the artist's monogram and the date. The foliate scrollwork to the satyr's right is inhabited with a mask (at center) and a fish (at right).

Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever
Date
1532
Medium
Engraving
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
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