Engraved horizontal ornament with two winged putti riding goat-like beasts flanking a central oval medallion, framed by scrollwork and foliage.

Ornament with Two Genii Riding Chimerical Beasts

A horizontal engraved ornament panel shows two winged putti straddling goat-like creatures with curling sea-serpent tails, flanking a central oval medallion. Dense scrollwork, foliage and a dated inscription tablet frame the symmetrical black-and-white composition.

Artist: Hans Sebald Beham
Date: 1544
Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 641 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1544).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer

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