Ornament with Cuirass and Two Genii, From Four Ornaments, Plate 4

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Ornament with Cuirass and Two Genii, From Four Ornaments, Plate 4

Sebald Beham; After Barthel Beham

Date
1544
Medium
Engraving
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

German artisans relied on ornamental prints to decorate everything from candlesticks to beer steins. These winged putti, struggling with armor that’s sprouting stems, ended up on a fancy iron trunk lock preserved in Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum. Germany, Europe

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