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The profile bust of a young woman is depicted in the well of this dish. The rim features a variety of grotesque ornament, including two winged, serpent-like creatures with human heads, whose tails interlace at the top of the plate. Cornucopias full of fruit appear beneath these creatures, followed by weapons and shields, one of which bears the date 1526. At the bottom appears the head of a cherub supporting a vase of fruit.
Nicola da Urbino
Dish (Tondino) with portrait of a young woman and grotesque decoration
1526
Museum Purchase
1965/2.79
The ewer in this drawing is decorated with cavorting satyrs, lions, and grotesque masks.
Mathias Zündt
Decorative Ewer with Satyrs
1551 – 1572
Museum Purchase
1960/2.21
This print depicts an ornamental design. The central axis of the design is composed of a fanciful stand with a nude winged boy holding a trident, seen from the back, seated on the top. A pair of sirens holding small banners flank the base, and a pair of hybrid sphinx-like creatures perch near the top. The letter "L" appears in the center of the stand and the date "1528" is inscribed in the base.
Lucas Van Leyden
Panel of Ornament with Two Sirens
1528
Museum Purchase
1960/2.134
This image depicts a close-up view of a stone grotesque from Ely Cathedral. 
Frederick H. Evans (British (modern))
Ely Cathedral, A Grotesque
1897 – 1903
Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond
1998/1.145
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