Candelabra grostesque with two children wearing helmets, from a series of twelve candelabra grotesques
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia · 1490–1515
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Giovanni Antonio da Brescia's "Candelabra grostesque with two children wearing helmets" is an engraving dated between 1490 and 1515. The artwork measures 21 9/16 × 3 11/16 inches (54.7 × 9.3 cm) for the sheet and 17 5/16 × 3 7/16 inches (43.9 × 8.8 cm) for the plate. It is part of a series of twelve candelabra grotesques.
The work is classified as a print and belongs to the Drawings and Prints department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in 1923. The artist, Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, was an Italian painter active from approximately 1460 to 1523.
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