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Grotesque with a winged creature in auricular style or 'Knorpelwerk'

JAMNITZER Christoph (Nuremberg, 1563 - 1618).
Grotesque with a winged creature in auricular style or 'Knorpelwerk'.
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.247.7
Warncke II.967
de Jong, M. and de Groot, I., Ornamentprenten in het Rijksprentenkabinet I, 15de & 16de eeuw, ‘s-Gravenhage: 1988, no.354.7
The Grotesque Factor. Museo Picasso, Málaga: 2012