Shallow Round Dish on tall Pedestal Decorated with Fruit and Female Masks
16th century
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and gray and yellow wash
Dimensions
16 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (41.6 x 28.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, by exchange, 1958
Accession Number
58.525.7
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Art Historical Context
In the vibrant world of 16th-century Antwerp, artist and engraver Erasmus Hornickactive mid-1500s) created this intricate drawing, *Shallow Round Dish on Pedestal Decorated with and Female Masks*. Rendered in pen and black ink with subtle brush-applied gray and yellow washes the work measures 16 3/8 x 11 3/8 inches and captures a fantastical maiolica-style dish elevated on a slender pedestal. Lush fruits—evoking abundance and the Renaissance fascination with nature—intertwine with enigmatic female masks, blending classical grotesques with playful ornamentation. Hornick, a key figure in the An...