DISCOVERART

Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century

Design for a Leonine Grotesque Head

16th–17th century
Black chalk, over dotted traces of graphite or black chalk
9 × 11 cm (3.5 × 4.3 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century

Group of Standing Female Saints (the Holy Virgins)Group of Standing Female Saints (the Holy Virgins)Grotesque Head with Curly BeardGrotesque Head with Curly BeardTwo Studies for a Grotesque HeadTwo Studies for a Grotesque HeadDesign for the Bay of an Arcade with Female Figures at the Base and an Arch with a Putto in the SpandrelDesign for the Bay of an Arcade with Female Figures at the BDesign for a Coat of Arms Surmounted by a Ring with Allegorical Figures of Justice and FortitudeDesign for a Coat of Arms Surmounted by a Ring with AllegoriProject for a FountainProject for a FountainFoliate Grotesque HeadFoliate Grotesque HeadBramante's Plan for St. Peter'sBramante's Plan for St. Peter's

More like this

'Il Mascherone,' a Rocaille Fountain on the Grounds of the Villa BorgheseRichard Wilson — 'Il Mascherone,' a Rocaille Fountain on theOrnamental Design with Antique-style MaskAnonymous, Italian, 16th century — Ornamental Design with AnHead of a Satyr (Silenus)Peter Paul Rubens — Head of a Satyr (Silenus)Design for Two Masks Shaped as Satyr and a Winged Medusa HeadCarlo Bianconi — Design for Two Masks Shaped as Satyr and a Study of a Bearded Man Wearing the Helmet of Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of UrbinoAnonymous, Italian, Venetian, 16th century — Study of a BearSeated satyr, with enlarged head of same (recto); head of a woman (verso)Pellegrino Tibaldi — Seated satyr, with enlarged head of samDesign for a Lion's Head ReliefAnonymous, French, 19th century — Design for a Lion's Head RSatyr Mask with Curled Horns Looking Down, from Divers MasquesFrançois Chauveau|Jacques Van Merlen — Satyr Mask with CurleStudy of a Bearded Man Wearing the Negroli Helmet of Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of UrbinoStudy of a Bearded Man Wearing the Negroli Helmet of GuidobaSatyr Mask with Hooked Horns and an Ivy Wreath, from Divers MasquesFrançois Chauveau|Jacques Van Merlen — Satyr Mask with HookeStudy of the Head of a LionBaldassare Franceschini — Study of the Head of a LionGrotesque Head With a Bulging Forehead Looking to the Right Within a CircleGaetano Piccini — Grotesque Head With a Bulging Forehead Loo