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Print, Grotesque with Dolphins and Winged Lions
This is a Print. It was engraved by Master of the Die. It is dated 1532 and we acquired it in 1944. Its medium is engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
One from a series of six that Master of the Die created after Perino del Vaga, these prints were likely diseminated throughout northern Europe, spreading the genre of the grotesque. Here, classical dolphins, serpents, and putti mingle amid symmetrical scrolling vines, but the most compelling creatures are the two lion-headed figures whose snaking, acanthus covered tails form the base of a candelabrum motif.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
- Print, Grotesque Panel with Dolphins
- engraving on laid paper.
- Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
- 1949-29-2
- Print, Ornamental Candelabrum
- etching on white laid paper, lined.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1921-6-25
- Print, Pendant Design
- engraving on paper.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1921-6-469-15
Our curators have highlighted 11 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Print, Plate, from the series Ornamenti o grottesche (Ornaments or Grotesques)
- etching on off-white laid paper.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1921-6-151-2
- Print, Strapwork Grotesque with Mythological Scene
- engraving on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane.
- 1944-83-6-2
- Print, Ornament Panel with Mars
- engraving on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1946-29-2
Its dimensions are
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)
Cite this object as
Print, Grotesque with Dolphins and Winged Lions; Engraved by Master of the Die; Italy; engraving on laid paper; Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane; 1944-82-1-a
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Fragile Beasts.
