Horizontal Panel Design with Two Young Male Figures between Acanthus Rinceaux
Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 17th century
Design for a horizontal panel filled with a meandering acanthus rinceau. Two young male figures, whose lower bodies consist of acanthus leaves are interspersed between, and hold on to the meandering rinceaux. The figure on the left is seen from the front while the figure on the left is depicted from behind.
Credit: Rogers Fund, 1962
17th century (first half)
Pen and brown ink over leadpoint.
18.4 x 26.2 cm
66.602.11(8)
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