Two grotesques, print, album page, Series number, 12, Two grotesques. The one on the left with helmet, wings, and burning torch. The second monster is making a little bridge backwards. He has arms like lion's paws and two wooden legs. A cricket-like figure sits on his knee. Numbered top right: 12., inscription: '24', 1576 - 1650, printmaker, paper, engraving, paste, pasted on album page, height 78 mm x width 146 mm, ornament, grotesque, A detailed ink drawing on aged paper shows a grotesque winged figure on the left with a bearded, smiling face framed by layered, petal-like shapes and a tall ornate headpiece with rounded knobs; the figure’s hands extend forward holding a long rod tipped with a glowing, radiating flame. On the right a contorted creature with a human-like head thrown back and a bearded chin rests on elongated, winged limbs and paw-like feet supported on peg-like posts; a delicate insect with long antennae and winged appendages hovers near the creature’s raised hand. The ...
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Two grotesques, print, album page, Series number, 12, Two grotesques. The one on the left with helmet, wings, and burning torch. The second monster is making a little bridge backwards. He has arms like lion's paws and two wooden legs. A cricket-like figure sits on his knee. Numbered top right: 12., inscription: '24', 1576 - 1650, printmaker, paper, engraving, paste, pasted on album page, height 78 mm x width 146 mm, ornament, grotesque, A detailed ink drawing on aged paper shows a grotesque winged figure on the left with a bearded, smiling face framed by layered, petal-like shapes and a tall ornate headpiece with rounded knobs; the figure’s hands extend forward holding a long rod tipped with a glowing, radiating flame. On the right a contorted creature with a human-like head thrown back and a bearded chin rests on elongated, winged limbs and paw-like feet supported on peg-like posts; a delicate insect with long antennae and winged appendages hovers near the creature’s raised hand. The composition is rendered with fine crosshatching and stippling, and the paper bears age spots and light stains.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B27_113

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Two grotesques print album page Series number 12 left helmet wings burning torch second monster little bridge backwards arms lion's paws two wooden legs cricket- figure sits knee Numbered top right inscription 24 1576 - 1650 printmaker paper engraving paste pasted height 78 mm x width 146 mm ornament grotesque detailed ink drawing aged paper winged figure bearded smiling face framed layered petal- shapes tall ornate headpiece rounded knobs figure’s hands extend forward holding long rod tipped glowing radiating flame right contorted creature human- head thrown back bearded chin rests elongated winged limbs paw- feet supported peg- posts delicate insect long antennae winged appendages hovers near creature’s raised hand composition rendered fine crosshatching stippling paper bears age spots light stains

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