Grotesques

Drawings and Prints

141 Public Domain

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

16 Public Domain

The Robert Lehman Collection

3 Public Domain

The Cloisters

1 Public Domain

Drawings|Ornament & Architecture

46 Public Domain

Prints|Ornament & Architecture

39 Public Domain

Drawings

21 Public Domain

Prints

11 Public Domain

Albums|Prints|Ornament & Architecture

10 Public Domain

Textiles-Tapestries

8 Public Domain

Books

7 Public Domain

Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture

4 Public Domain

Ceramics-Pottery

2 Public Domain

Woodwork-Furniture

2 Public Domain

Sculpture-Architectural

2 Public Domain

Ornament & Architecture|Prints

2 Public Domain

Rothschild lamp

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

ca. 1510–20

The Farnese Table

Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola|Guglielmo della Porta|Giovanni Mynardo (Jean Ménard)

ca. 1565–73

Capital

Unbekannter Künstler

ca. 1130–40

Candelabra Grotesque

Daniel Hopfer

ca. 1485–1536

Candelabra grotesque with four children with a cat and a dog, from a series of twelve candelabra grotesques

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia|Giovanni Pietro da Birago

1490–1515

Candelabra grostesque with two children wearing helmets, from a series of twelve candelabra grotesques

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia|Giovanni Pietro da Birago

1490–1515

Covered Goblet with Grotesques on a White Background

Albrecht Altdorfer

n.d.

Flemish Grotesque Creatures and a Candelabra Grotesque (recto); Candelabra Grotesques with Mask (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Antique-Style Ornamental Frieze Designs: Grotesques with Winged Infant, Masks, and Fantastic Animals

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

early 16th century

Domus Aurea, Volta Gialla, grotteschi, details (recto); Unidentified building, thermal window, elevation (verso)

Anonymous, French, 16th century

early to mid-16th century

Panel

Unbekannter Künstler

16th century

Various Designs of Strapwork and Grotesque Figures (recto); Grotesques with Term Figures (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Domus Aurea, unidentified, grotteschi, details

Anonymous, French, 16th century

early to mid-16th century

Domus Aurea, unidentified, grotteschi, details

Anonymous, French, 16th century

early to mid-16th century

Grotesque ornament with garlands and vase

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Foliate Grotesque Head

Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century

16th–17th century

Sheet with Various Studies of Candelabra Grotesques, Foliage and a Cartouche

Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century

1500–1700

Grotesque Decoration and Ceiling Designs (recto); Geometric Design (verso)

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

16th century

Antique-Style Ornamental Oblong Design: Grotesque Figures, Masks, and Amphorae

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

early 16th century

Design for a Grotesque Wall Decoration

Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)

1501–47

Sketches for Grotesque Wall Decorations

Girolamo da Carpi (Girolamo Sellari)

1501–56

Grotesque with male figure with lower body and head of acanthus scrolls

Marco Dente

ca. 1515–27

Plate (tagliere)

Maestro Giorgio Andreoli

ca. 1515–20

Vertical Panel with a Candelabrum Stemming from a Leaf-Faced Grostesque at Bottom

Allaert Claesz.

ca. 1520–55

Grotesque with male figure with lower body and head of acanthus scrolls

Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century|Marco Dente

ca. 1515–1600

Design for a Pilaster with Two Candelabra Grotesques and Three Masks

Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati)

ca. 1540–60

Grotesque with a vase, birds and acanthus scrolls

Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century|Marco Dente

ca. 1515–1600

Design for Grotesque Wall Decoration

Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)

early 16th century

Sketches of Grotesques

Giovanni Antonio Dosio

1533–1609

Female Term, seated figure, and fantastical creature (recto); Satyr and study of a woman and child (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Grotesque with an Architectural Structure with a Young Boy on a Bed, Holding a Snake

Cornelis Bos|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

1540 after

Candelabra Grotesque Crowned by an Altar in a Small Pavillion

Cornelis Bos|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

1540 after

Griffins, female grotesque, mask and figures (recto); two turtle-like creatures and a scene with figures (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Candelabra Grotesque with a Female Figure in a Niche and Two Sphinxes

Cornelis Massys|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

1540 after

Grotesque with a Victory Figure Under an Overgrown Pergola

Cornelis Massys|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

1540 after

Candelabra Grotesque with Satyr Playing a Double Trumpet

Cornelis Bos|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

1540 after

Design for a Frieze with Grotesques

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Candelabra Grotesque with a Cat

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Fragment of a Grotesque Decoration with a Term and Putto

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Three sections; uppermost with a Term and garlands; middle section geometric band; bottom section grotesques and strapwork (recto); Term with a marine creature and putto (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Candelabra grotesque and studies of kneeling figures (recto); two sphinxes (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Candelabra Grotesque with a Winged Female Term on a Pedestal

Cornelis Bos|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

1540 after

Studies for birds and grotesque masks (recto); candelabra grotesques, ewers and vases (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Grotesques Designs with Various Inscriptions (recto); Candelabra Grotesque and Two Putti Holding Flowers (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Candelabra Grotesque with a Naked Boy in a Strapwork Contraption

Cornelis Bos|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

1540 after

Design for a Wall Elevation with Grotesques

Anonymous, Italian, second half of the 16th century|Pellegrino Tibaldi

ca. 1540–70

Grotesque panel with satyrs, herms, and strapwork (recto); winged creatures and strapwork (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Grotesque with a Female Figure (Minerva?) in a Temple-like Structure with a Cupola

Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi)|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

1540 after

Term with snails and strapwork (recto); Candelabra grotesque with two figures (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Female grotesque and harpy (recto); fantastical creatures and masks (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Fantastical creatures, birds, and strapwork cartouche (recto); grotesque mask and kneeling priest (verso)

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Grotesque with a Bacchus Fountain Placed in an Architectural Structure

Cornelis Bos|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

1540 after

Satyr riding a fantastical creature, snail-like creatures

Andrés de Melgar

ca. 1545–60

Candelabra Grotesque with a Large Vase Flanked by Sphinxes

Cornelis Bos|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

1540 after

Design for a Fountain with Sea Horses and Triton Base, Basin, Dolphins and Tritons, Three Grotesque heads and Neptune

Battista Franco

ca. 1550

Panel with grotesques, from a set of bed hangings

Cornelis Floris II

ca. 1550–60

Panel with grotesques, from a set of bed hangings

Cornelis Floris II

ca. 1550–60

Design for the Decoration of a Wall with Grotteschi in the Antique-Style

Luzio Luzzi (also known as Luzio Romano, Luzio da Todi)

1545

Panel with Grotesque Candelabrum Containing a Mask and Two Satyrs

Heinrich Aldegrever

1549

Panel with Grotesque Candelabrum Containing a Mask, a Couple of Tritons and Two Children

Heinrich Aldegrever

1549