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Studies of Hands and Putti with an Escutcheon

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
At top, a right hand shown from the inside. At center, two standing putti hold an escutcheon. At the bottom, a left hand, pending, shown from the back and from the thumb. On verso: at top, a relief with four men busied with the cross. A group of three men is at the right and a man and a ride are at the left. At the bottom, a bear shown in profile turned toward the left.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
1580-1590
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Medium
Red chalk, pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor wash. On verso: Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor wash on laid paper.
Dimensions
H x W: 21.6 × 14.4 cm (8 1/2 × 5 11/16 in.)
Type
ornament
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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