Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century
Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century, is represented here by a small group of works rooted in the visual culture of the early modern Low Countries. A pen-and-brown-ink drawing of a seated bagpiper balanced precariously joins a woodcut depicting the wild man Orson and the masquerade of Valentine, spanning subject matter from everyday grotesque to carnivalesque legend. The collection preserves two sheets dated 1566, with impressions up to that year reflecting the print and drawing practices of the period.
2 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
