Frieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's Monogram

Frieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's Monogram

Heinrich Aldegrever

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ornamental design showing a crouching satyr at far left bearing a shield with the artist's monogram and the date. The foliate scrollwork to the satyr's right is inhabited with a mask (at center) and a fish (at right).

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Frieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's MonogramFrieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's MonogramFrieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's MonogramFrieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's MonogramFrieze with Tendrils Growing from a Plant at Right and a Satyr Holding a Shield with the Artist's Monogram

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