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Flemish Mask Designs in the Grotesque Style (1555)

Tuesday 8 July 2014 at 16:58

A selection of stunning mask designs from the hand of Dutch engraver Frans Huys, rooted in the "grotesque" style and composed of shapes inspired from creaturely and vegetative forms (forming a style that would later become known as "auricular").

Source: http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/flemish-mask-designs-in-the-grotesque-style-1555/