Ornament with Two Genii Riding on Two Chimeras

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Ornament with Two Genii Riding on Two Chimeras

Sebald BehamLinkedCulture matchlcp-5723f6604697

Date
1544
Medium
Engraving
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
48386

Sebald Beham was one of the Little Masters, followers of Albrecht Dürer known for their small, jewel-like prints. Beham's engravings were in demand both as collector's objects and as workshop models. This ornamental frieze with its counterpoised genii would have been copied by makers of furniture, armor, and plaquettes. The design evidently has its source in Italy, where it has been traced to a tapestry and a painting above a palace window in Vicenza. Germany, Europe

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Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1926

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