A Grotesque Beast

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Object Details

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

An animal seen in profile. It has horns, ridges along its spine, a tail and bifurcated tongue.

Credit Line

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Date

ca. 1600

Accession Number

1901-39-2487

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

figures

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Red chalk, white heightening on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 15.3 × 19.9 cm (6 in. × 7 13/16 in.)

made in

Italy

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41b9680f7-38fa-4449-a432-1bc24ca81816

Record ID

chndm_1901-39-2487