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The image shows swirling, curling lines forming an intricate and abstract arrangement resembling a hybrid creature. Two horse-like heads are at the top, merging and intertwining with flowing manes. Below, the lines transition into snake-like curves, extending downward and morphing into a fish-like tail with fins flaring out. The composition blends elements of different animals in an imaginative way.
Master of the Medici Banquet Decanters, A Wine Decanter with Two Fighting Sea Horses, 1650/1670, pen and brown ink with blue wash over graphite on light beige laid paper, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Purchased as the Gift of Vincent and Linda Buonanno, 2007.111.62

A Wine Decanter with Two Fighting Sea Horses

Master of the Medici Banquet Decanters · 1650/1670 · pen and brown ink with blue wash over graphite on light beige laid paper ·  Accession ID  2007.111.62

This is a drawing of a tree with crest-like elements. The drawing features a tree with a shield-like structure at its center, adorned with circular forms and a crown. Two humanoid figures with animalistic features are integrated into the branches. The line work is detailed, with hatching and shading for texture and depth.
Master of the Medici Banquet Decanters, A Wine Decanter with Lions and Putti, 1650/1670, pen and brown ink with blue wash over graphite on light beige laid paper, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Purchased as the Gift of Helen Porter and James T. Dyke, 2007.111.61

A Wine Decanter with Lions and Putti

Master of the Medici Banquet Decanters · 1650/1670 · pen and brown ink with blue wash over graphite on light beige laid paper ·  Accession ID  2007.111.61