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Adamo Scultori

Head of Silenus

c. 1547–87
engraving

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

This engraving’s circular cut plate imitates circular decorative elements featuring grotesque heads, such as those found on doorframes and other architectural borders in Renaissance architecture.

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