Ceiling and cartouche with triton, Varie soffiti, print, album page, ornamental print, At the bottom a cartouche with a triton is visible, with a variant for the right half. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Cornelis Galle (II), Antwerp, after design by Jean Lepautre, after 1650 - before 1678, paper, etching, height 222 mm x width 147 mm, ornaments, art, 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty, triton(s), (decorated) ceiling, An ornate black and white engraving showing decorative classical figures and foliated ornamentation; the upper right features a reclining muscular male figure draped with fabric and entangled with a winged creature with a reptilian head, set within an ornate architectural frame with leafy garlands and patterned borders; the left side shows a vertical decorative motif with a stylized face integrated into scrolling acanthus leaves and hanging floral elements; the lower area contains a mermaid-like figure with a scaled tail holding drapery near a large oval cartouche surr...
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Ceiling and cartouche with triton, Varie soffiti, print, album page, ornamental print, At the bottom a cartouche with a triton is visible, with a variant for the right half. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Cornelis Galle (II), Antwerp, after design by Jean Lepautre, after 1650 - before 1678, paper, etching, height 222 mm x width 147 mm, ornaments, art, 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty, triton(s), (decorated) ceiling, An ornate black and white engraving showing decorative classical figures and foliated ornamentation; the upper right features a reclining muscular male figure draped with fabric and entangled with a winged creature with a reptilian head, set within an ornate architectural frame with leafy garlands and patterned borders; the left side shows a vertical decorative motif with a stylized face integrated into scrolling acanthus leaves and hanging floral elements; the lower area contains a mermaid-like figure with a scaled tail holding drapery near a large oval cartouche surrounded by flowing ribbons, a trident, helmets, shields, clusters of fruit, and additional drapery and foliage.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B45_171

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Ceiling cartouche triton Varie soffiti print album page ornamental print bottom visible variant right half Print part album printmaker Cornelis Galle Ii Antwerp design Jean Lepautre 1650 - 1678 paper etching height 222 mm x width 147 mm ornaments art Cornucopia Horn Plenty s decorated ceiling ornate black white engraving showing decorative classical figures foliated ornamentation upper right features reclining muscular male figure draped fabric entangled winged creature reptilian head set within ornate architectural frame leafy garlands patterned borders left side vertical decorative motif stylized face integrated scrolling acanthus leaves hanging floral elements lower area contains mermaid- figure scaled tail holding drapery near large oval cartouche surrounded flowing ribbons trident helmets shields clusters fruit additional drapery foliage

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