Frieze with Grotesques and a Mask Wearing a Whimple and Crown at Center, Theodor de Bry, 1589


Frieze with Grotesques and a Mask Wearing a Whimple and Crown at Center, 1589, Engraving, Sheet: 3 1/16 × 6 in. ( × cm), Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt), Horizontal panel with a frieze and ascending and descending ornaments. At center of frieze, a female mask wearing a crown that sprouts two flowers and a whimple ending in swag. Flanking the mask, grotesques with bearded human heads, wings, and egg-shaped bodies


Size: 6742px × 3285px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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