Ornament met gevleugelde sirene, Monogrammist IG, 1522 - 1530

Title(s)

Ornament met gevleugelde sirene

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-2114

Catalogue reference

• Hollstein Dutch 1

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Artist

• print maker: Monogrammist IG (mentioned on object)

Place

Low Countries

Dating

1522 - 1530

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 141 mm × width 69 mm

What

• monsters of mixed human and animal shape; 'Mostri' (Ripa)
• ram's head ~ ornament
• fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) (+ ornamental variants of animals)

Acquisition

transferred 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• Die Monogrammisten, und diejenigen bekannten und unbekannten Künstler aller Schulen, welche sich zur Bezeichnung ihrer Werke eines figürlichen Zeichens... etc. bedient haben, dl. II, p. 1087, cat.nr. 1