Fragment of Ornamental Drawing after the Antique; Half-harpy with Acanthus Rinceaux
Object type: Drawing Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Andrés de Melgar
Artist bio: Spanish, documented S. Domingo de la Calzada, died after 1554
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Spanish
Date: 16th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush with gray wash, over traces of metalpoint; design has been selectively pricked
Dimensions: 6 x 3 11/16 in. (15.3 x 9.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Accession year: 1952
Tags: Ornament|Acanthus