Frieze with Sea Monsters

Johann Theodor de Bry|Giovanni Andrea Maglioli

1580–1600 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Frieze with five sea monsters ridden by putti. The three creatures at left have horse-like front legs, serpentine tails, and (from left to right) the head of a horse, lion, and goat. At right, two fanged fish. From a series of five plates after Giovanni Andrea Maglioli (SKB 4350).

Artist

Johann Theodor de Bry|Giovanni Andrea Maglioli

Date

1580–1600

Medium

Engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1957