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Two Terms, Two Cornices and a Pillar

Print with five designs, characterized by two large designs for terms placed side by side. The term on the left shows the nude upper body of an old woman supporting the capital or cornice, and five children or putti covering the base. The term on the right is made up out of two embracing women who are partly covered by a piece of drapery. On the outside the terms are flanked by two variations on the composition of a cornice. Between the two terms a half-lenght design for a pillar is placed, covered by a piece of drapery held in place by a belt.

Credit: Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 1983...

1554
Etching
33.3 x 33.3cm
1983.1137
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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