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Concept

Grotesque

Images

  • The god Apollo holding his bow and an arrow. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
  • Grotteschi in the Vatican: mural decorative panels showing birds and figures. Pen, ink and watercolour drawing by or after Giovanni da Udine.
  • Twenty-four grotesque heads. Process print after L. Da Vinci.
  • A goddess (Bellona?) surrounded by stags, rabbits or hares, demons and owls. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
  • Witches meeting and performing spell. Etching by J.A.A. Pastelot.
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    A bare-breasted woman, girt with fruits, flanked by putti standing in in cornucopias. Engraving by J. Th. De Bry, ca. 1580-1600.

    Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561-1623. | Date: 1580-1600 | Reference: 25864i
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    Jason and Medea return to Iolcus in Thessaly and stand before king Pelias. Engraving by R. Boyvin, 1563, after L. Thiry.

    Thiry, Leonard, approximately 1500-approximately 1550. | Date: [1563] | Reference: 3006455i
    Part of: Livre de la conqueste de la toison d'or par le prince Iason de Tessalie.
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    A woman playing the lute; representing music. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

    Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583. | Date: 1560 | Reference: 25860i
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    The god Apollo holding his bow and an arrow. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

    Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583. | Date: 1560-1569 | Reference: 25877i
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    A woman with measuring instruments; representing geometry. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

    Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583. | Reference: 25882i
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