An Escutcheon, Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on laid paper, Vertical rectangle. A scrollwork escutcheon showing a female mask at top center, a satyr mask laterally, male mask between them. On verso: a seated woman reading and framed by a quatrefoil which forms the center of the panel with trefoils at bottom and on top. Plant scrolls and female masks facing each other as decoration. The upper panel is fasted by nails to the lower, slightly shorter one., Italy, ca. 1590, graphic design, Drawing, Drawing
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Escutcheon, Black chalk, pen, ink, brush, bistre wash, laid paper, Vertical rectangle, scrollwork escutcheon showing, female mask, top center, satyr mask laterally, male mask, verso, seated woman reading, framed, quatrefoil, forms, center, panel, trefoils, bottom, top, Plant scrolls, female masks facing, decoration, upper panel, fasted, nails, lower, slightly shorter, Italy, ca, 1590, graphic design, Drawing, Drawing
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