Sphinx Wearing a Crescent on Her Head

Jean Mignon

Associated Names
Jean Mignon

Artist, French, active 1543 - active c. 1545

This is a drawing of a mythical or fantastical figure with ornamental designs. The central figure is a stylized embodiment that merges human and architectural elements, featuring a human-like face with elaborate, geometric and organic shapes forming the body. The figure is highly symmetrical, standing on what appears to be a pedestal. It is adorned with intricate floral and vine-like motifs extending outward. These elements suggest a blend of human form with floral and decorative design. The entire composition is framed in an oval shape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.7 × 18.1 cm (10 1/2 × 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.860

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zerner 1969, no. 16, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Series of Twenty Terminals [Zerner 1969 9-28]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

Bibliography

1969

  • Zerner, Henri. Ecole de Fontainebleau, gravures.Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1969. English ed. The School of Fontainebleau, etchings and engravings. London: Thames and Hudson, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65510080

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