Ornament with Cuirass and Two Genii, From Four Ornaments, Plate 4, 1544
Sebald Beham; Artist: After Barthel Behamexpand_more
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Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrusexpand_more 2015.93.45
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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.
Details
- Title
- Ornament with Cuirass and Two Genii, From Four Ornaments, Plate 4
- Artist Life
- 1500–1550
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.93.45
- Provenance
- Albert W. Blum (1882-1952), Lugt 3198 and 79b, Switzerland and Short Hills, N.J. [Elizabeth Hamilton/Jeffrey Wortman, New York; sold to Andrus]; John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn.; by descent to his daughters, Elizabeth, Katie, and Julie; gave to MIA, 2015. Earlier provenances have been gathered, but further research will increase our knowledge of their histories.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Pauli, Hollstein 231 i (before third hatching in background); Bartsch 227 (vol. 8, p. 214)
- Curator Approved
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