Title Border with Five Genii and a Monkey 1510
hansbaldung
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, print
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drawing
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aged paper
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toned paper
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pen drawing
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old engraving style
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personal sketchbook
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pen-ink sketch
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pen and pencil
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pen work
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sketchbook drawing
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sketchbook art
"Title Border with Five Genii and a Monkey" is a woodcut by Hans Baldung from 1510 and depicts five nude children or "genii" holding up a shield within a frame of intertwined vines. The print is from a series of illustrations for Johannes Gerson's book "Opera" and was meant to be a decorative border that the printer could insert into the page. The work is an excellent example of Baldung's use of line and detail, typical of the Northern Renaissance style.
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