Fragment of Ornamental Drawing after the Antique; Half-harpy with Acanthus Rinceaux

Andrés de Melgar

16th century

Fragment of Ornamental Drawing after the Antique; Half-harpy with Acanthus Rinceaux by Andrés de Melgar

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush with gray wash, over traces of metalpoint; design has been selectively pricked

Dimensions

6 x 3 11/16 in. (15.3 x 9.3 cm)

Classification

Drawings|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952

Accession Number

52.570.168

Tags

OrnamentAcanthus

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