Grotesque for an Oblong Panel, Filippo Marchionni, Italian, 1732–1805, Graphite, pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor on laid paper, In the center is a candelabrum with a bearded mask sticking out an enormous tong, below, with a cup in the center. From it emerge two animals’ heads, with ribbon-like reins which are held by a fantastic bat flying on top. Laterally are half-figures of a satyress at left, giving a stem to a satyr at right to eat. He satyr has an animal’s head, is facing her, and is supporting a bowl. The half figures rise from scrolls with a fantastic male sphinx below at left, head at right. At left a mermaid, at right a satyress and plants., Italy, 1730–50, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Grotesque, Oblong Panel, Filippo Marchionni, Italian, 1732–1805, Graphite, pen, ink, brush, gray watercolor, laid paper, center, candelabrum, bearded mask sticking out, enormous tong, cup, center, emerge two animals’ heads, ribbon- reins, held, fantastic bat flying, top, Laterally, half-figures, satyress, left, giving, stem, satyr, right, eat, satyr, animal’s head, facing, supporting, bowl, half figures rise, scrolls, fantastic male sphinx, left, head, right, left, mermaid, right, satyress, plants, Italy, 1730–50, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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