Grotesque Design with an Octagonal Panel in the Center and Two Griffins Drinking from PLates held up by a Hybrid Creature (recto); Two Turtles above a Scene with Four Figures (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

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Title: Grotesque Design with an Octagonal Panel in the Center and Two Griffins Drinking from PLates held up by a Hybrid Creature (recto); Two Turtles above a Scene with Four Figures (verso)
Creator: Andrés de Melgar
Date Created: ca. 1545–60
Physical Dimensions: 7-13/16 x 13 in. (19.8 x 33.7 cm)
Type: Drawing Ornament & Architecture
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/337501
Medium: Pen and dark brown ink (recto); pen and black ink on two turtle figures. Scene at bottom in pen and brown ink (verso)
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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