Grotesque chandelier in auricular style or 'Knorpelwerk' with two burning candles and horses

JAMNITZER Christoph (Nuremberg, 1563 - 1618).
Grotesque chandelier in auricular style or 'Knorpelwerk' with two burning candles and horses.
Etching, 1610
148x190 mm.
A graphite inscription on the verso.
Illustration to Christoph Jamnitzer 'Neuw Grotteßken Buch...'.

 


 
 
 
 
 
 

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Bibliography:
Hollstein 1
Andresen 1864-78 IV.254.29
Warncke II.963
de Jong, M. and de Groot, I., Ornamentprenten in het Rijksprentenkabinet I, 15de & 16de eeuw, ‘s-Gravenhage: 1988, no.354.27
The Grotesque Factor. Museo Picasso, Málaga: 2012