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Print, Grotesque Panel with Dolphins
This is a Print. It was print maker: Lucas van Leyden. It is dated 1527 and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
One of the most influential printmakers of his generation, van Leyden created several engravings inspired by the grotesque designs that were being produced and replicated in Italy. Here, van Leyden crafted sinuous, symmetrical spirals that transform from slithering creatures into architectural elements and then botanical vines and leaves. Though he derived inspiration from his Italian counterparts, van Leyden’s grotesque is more refined and restrained.
This object was
donated by
Leo Wallerstein.
It is credited Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
- Print, Grotesque with Dolphins and Winged Lions, 1532
- engraving on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
- 1944-82-1-a
- Print, Grotesque with Putti and Manticore, ca. 1532
- engraving on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
- 1946-3-2
- Print, Grotesque Ornament with Satyrs, from a set of twenty ornament panels
- engraving on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
- 1946-3-1
Our curators have highlighted 8 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Drawing, Head of a dolphin, ca. 1775
- pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-2096
- Book Illustration, Catalogue "G": Illustrating the Plumbing and Sanitary...
- colored lithograph on paper.
- Collection of Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
- SIL39088008041899
- Dolphin Box And Cover, 1930–40
- chromium, plastic.
- Gift of Mel Byars.
- 1991-59-146-a,b
Its dimensions are
11.3 x 8 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.) Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)
It is signed
Signed and dated in plate, upper center: 1527; lower center: L
Cite this object as
Print, Grotesque Panel with Dolphins; Print Maker: Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, ca. 1494 - 1533); Netherlands; engraving on laid paper; 11.3 x 8 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.) Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.); Gift of Leo Wallerstein; 1949-29-2
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Fragile Beasts.
