Frieze with Grotesques and a Horned and Bearded Figure Between Strapwork at Center

Theodor de Bry

1589 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Horizontal panel with a central frieze and ascending and descending floral motifs. At center of frieze, a horned and bearded mask layered on top of strapwork, with the torso behind. The figure hold tendrils that terminate in cornucopias. At either side, female masks with swag beneath canopies. From a series of four prints.

Artist

Theodor de Bry

Date

1589

Medium

Engraving

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949