Panel with a Mascaron

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Panel with a Mascaron

Artist Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500-1550)

Date1543

DimensionsOverall: H. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm): W. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)

Mediumengraving

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineWilliam J. Hitchcock Fund in memory of Grace J. Hitchcock

Object number

1994.45

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Label TextA mascaron is a grotesque face originally employed as an architectural embellishment believed to protect a building from evil spirits. At the time of this print’s production, mascarons were generalized decorations used in many different applications.Published ReferencesHollstein 235. Bartsch 231.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Storytelling in Miniature, October 7, 2011-March 4, 2012.