Ceiling Decoration with Grotesques
Unknown
1530/39
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper, edge mounted to ivory laid paper
Dimensions
26.4 × 27.2 cm (10 7/16 × 10 3/4 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
84805
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...