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Background imageGrotesque Collection: The Lawyers Office, 1545. Artist: Reymerswaele, Marinus Claesz, van (ca. 1490-after 1567)

The Lawyers Office, 1545. Artist: Reymerswaele, Marinus Claesz, van (ca. 1490-after 1567)
The Lawyers Office, 1545. Found in the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art

Background imageGrotesque Collection: De l utilite de la crinoline pour frauder l octroi (On the usefulness of the

De l utilite de la crinoline pour frauder l octroi (On the usefulness of the crinoline to smugglers), 1857. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Prostitutes. Artist: Grigoriev, Boris Dmitryevich (1886-1939)

Prostitutes. Artist: Grigoriev, Boris Dmitryevich (1886-1939)
Prostitutes. From a private collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Austrians near the Carpathians... (Poster), 1914. Creator: Lentulov

Austrians near the Carpathians... (Poster), 1914. Creator: Lentulov, Aristarkh Vasilyevich (1882-1943)
Austrians near the Carpathians... (Poster), 1914. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Monstrosities of 1825 & 6. Creator: Cruikshank, George (1792-1878)

Monstrosities of 1825 & 6. Creator: Cruikshank, George (1792-1878)
Monstrosities of 1825 & 6. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Fishing Party on Long Island Sound Off New Rochelle, 1847. Creator: James Goodwyn Clonney

Fishing Party on Long Island Sound Off New Rochelle, 1847. Creator: James Goodwyn Clonney
Fishing Party on Long Island Sound Off New Rochelle, 1847

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Title Page: Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wincelslaus Hollar

Title Page: Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wincelslaus Hollar, out of the Portland Museum, 1786

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Italian Renaissance sgraffitos, wood-mosaic, marble-mosaic and bas-reliefs, (1898)

Italian Renaissance sgraffitos, wood-mosaic, marble-mosaic and bas-reliefs, (1898). Fig 1: Sgraffito on a house at Rome, Via Giulia Nr. 82. Fig 2: Sgraffito on a house at Rome, Via dei Coronari Nr

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Roman metalwork, (1898). Creator: Unknown

Roman metalwork, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Roman metalwork, (1898). Examples of ancient Roman items made of bronze: Fig 1: Fountain-figure, representing a drunken Faun

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque paintings from the Vatican loggias, Rome, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown

Grotesque paintings from the Vatican loggias, Rome, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Grotesque paintings from the Vatican loggias, Rome, Italy, (1928). 1517-1519...The Loggie were started in the summer of 1517 and are stated as being completed on 4th May, 1519

Background imageGrotesque Collection: The Payment of the Tithes (known as Village Lawyer), between 1617 and 1622. Artist: Brueghel

The Payment of the Tithes (known as Village Lawyer), between 1617 and 1622. Artist: Brueghel
The Payment of the Tithes (known as Village Lawyer), between 1617 and 1622. From a private collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: The new woman, 1895. Creator: Morrow, Albert (1863-1927)

The new woman, 1895. Creator: Morrow, Albert (1863-1927)
The new woman, 1895. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Madonna and Child with St Andrew and St Lawrence. Creator: Niccolò Rondinelli

Madonna and Child with St Andrew and St Lawrence. Creator: Niccolò Rondinelli
Madonna and Child with St Andrew and St Lawrence, Unknown date

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Ely Cathedral: A Grotesque, 1903. Creator: Frederick Henry Evans

Ely Cathedral: A Grotesque, 1903. Creator: Frederick Henry Evans
Ely Cathedral: A Grotesque, 1903

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Masque grotesque, before 1888. Creator: Henri-Charles Guerard

Masque grotesque, before 1888. Creator: Henri-Charles Guerard
Masque grotesque, before 1888

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque Mask, before 1888. Creator: Henri-Charles Guerard

Grotesque Mask, before 1888. Creator: Henri-Charles Guerard
Grotesque Mask, before 1888

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Preparations for a ball in a merchant house, Mid of the 19th century. Creator: Anonymous

Preparations for a ball in a merchant house, Mid of the 19th century. Creator: Anonymous
Preparations for a ball in a merchant house, Mid of the 19th century. Found in the collection of the State V. Tropinin-Museum, Moscow

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Femme au lit, profil, au petit lever, 1896. Creator: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)

Femme au lit, profil, au petit lever, 1896. Creator: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)
Femme au lit, profil, au petit lever, 1896. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Elsa, dite la Viennoise, 1897. Creator: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)

Elsa, dite la Viennoise, 1897. Creator: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)
Elsa, dite la Viennoise, 1897. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Vous voyez... je viens de faire... mon marché... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Vous voyez... je viens de faire... mon marché... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les Hippophages - Vous voyez... je viens de faire... mon marche... 19th century

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque head in profile, c15th century. Creator: Anon

Grotesque head in profile, c15th century. Creator: Anon
Grotesque head in profile, c15th century

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Fire. The horrors of crinoline & the destruction of human life, ca 1860. Creator: Anonymous. Fire

Fire. The horrors of crinoline & the destruction of human life, ca 1860. Creator: Anonymous. Fire
Fire. The horrors of crinoline & the destruction of human life, ca 1860. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Studies of animals and semi-styles, c.1765-c.1780. Creator: Anon

Studies of animals and semi-styles, c.1765-c.1780. Creator: Anon
Studies of animals and semi-styles, c.1765-c.1780. The studies were followed by motifs from a print series by Stefano della Bella from around 1640-1650: Friezes

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Love to sell, 1623. Creator: Gertner, Christoph (1575/80-after 1623)

Love to sell, 1623. Creator: Gertner, Christoph (1575/80-after 1623)
Love to sell, 1623. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: The Unequal Pair of Lovers. Creator: Massys, Quentin (1466-1530)

The Unequal Pair of Lovers. Creator: Massys, Quentin (1466-1530)
The Unequal Pair of Lovers. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grottesco with the Tomb of Nero, 1747. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Grottesco with the Tomb of Nero, 1747. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Grottesco with the Tomb of Nero, 1747

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Bobonne... ne le regarde pas tant!, 1836. Creator: Honore Daumier

Bobonne... ne le regarde pas tant!, 1836. Creator: Honore Daumier
Bobonne... ne le regarde pas tant!, 1836. Bobonne doesn't look at it so much!

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Voyez, Mr. Mayeux, cet animal... 1836. Creator: Honore Daumier

Voyez, Mr. Mayeux, cet animal... 1836. Creator: Honore Daumier
Voyez, Mr. Mayeux, cet animal... 1836. See Mr Mayeux this animal

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Dieu de Dieu! mais c'est un pppolisson... 1836. Creator: Honore Daumier

Dieu de Dieu! mais c'est un pppolisson... 1836. Creator: Honore Daumier
Dieu de Dieu! mais c'est un pppolisson... 1836. God of God but it is a fish

Background imageGrotesque Collection: O qu'ils sont laids!, 1836. Creator: Honore Daumier

O qu'ils sont laids!, 1836. Creator: Honore Daumier
O qu'ils sont laids!, 1836. Oh how ugly they are

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Un cabriolet ayant une facheuse ressemblance... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Un cabriolet ayant une facheuse ressemblance... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un cabriolet ayant une facheuse ressemblance... 19th century. Physiogomy of the Assembly - A convertible with a striking resemblance

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Le trois légitimistes... revenant de Claremont, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Le trois légitimistes... revenant de Claremont, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le trois legitimistes... revenant de Claremont, 19th century. The three legitimist pilgrims returning from Claremont

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Ornament with a Cupid, a Satyr, and Grotesque Figures. Creator: Master of the Horse Heads

Ornament with a Cupid, a Satyr, and Grotesque Figures. Creator: Master of the Horse Heads
Ornament with a Cupid, a Satyr, and Grotesque Figures

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Character Sketch, n.d. Creator: John Hamilton Mortimer

Character Sketch, n.d. Creator: John Hamilton Mortimer
Character Sketch, n.d. Possibly by John Hamilton Mortimer

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Saint Martin with his Horse in a Ship, c. 1561. Creators: Lucas van Doetecum

Saint Martin with his Horse in a Ship, c. 1561. Creators: Lucas van Doetecum, Johannes van Doetecum I
Saint Martin with his Horse in a Ship, c. 1561

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Small Grotesque Head, 1622. Creator: Jusepe de Ribera

Small Grotesque Head, 1622. Creator: Jusepe de Ribera
Small Grotesque Head, 1622

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque decorative panel, two cupids crowning a bust with flowers, between 1801 and 1900

Grotesque decorative panel, two cupids crowning a bust with flowers, between 1801 and 1900. Creator: Unknown
Grotesque decorative panel, two cupids crowning a bust with flowers, between 1801 and 1900

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Maison de la rue des Moulins, Rolande, ca 1894. Creator: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)

Maison de la rue des Moulins, Rolande, ca 1894. Creator: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)
Maison de la rue des Moulins, Rolande, ca 1894. Found in the collection of the Musee Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi

Background imageGrotesque Collection: The Procuress or The Old and the Young Courtesan, ca 1625. Creator: Caroselli, Angelo (1585-1653)

The Procuress or The Old and the Young Courtesan, ca 1625. Creator: Caroselli, Angelo (1585-1653)
The Procuress or The Old and the Young Courtesan, ca 1625. Found in the collection of the Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais

Background imageGrotesque Collection: La salle des pas-perdus au Palais de Justice. Creator: Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879)

La salle des pas-perdus au Palais de Justice. Creator: Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879)
La salle des pas-perdus au Palais de Justice. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: In the brothel, 1913-1920. Creator: Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938)

In the brothel, 1913-1920. Creator: Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938)
In the brothel, 1913-1920. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Bacchanal, c.1550. Creator: Giulio Sanuto

Bacchanal, c.1550. Creator: Giulio Sanuto
Bacchanal, c.1550

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Untitled (Caricature), n.d. Creators: Salvator Rosa, Jusepe de Ribera

Untitled (Caricature), n.d. Creators: Salvator Rosa, Jusepe de Ribera
Untitled (Caricature), n.d

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Ornament Panel with Mars, God of Battles, c.1507. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena

Ornament Panel with Mars, God of Battles, c.1507. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena
Ornament Panel with Mars, God of Battles, c.1507

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Ornamental Panel: Victoria Augusta, c.1507. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena

Ornamental Panel: Victoria Augusta, c.1507. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena
Ornamental Panel: Victoria Augusta, c.1507

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Panel of Ornament with a Birdcage, c.1507. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena

Panel of Ornament with a Birdcage, c.1507. Creator: Nicoletto da Modena
Panel of Ornament with a Birdcage, c.1507

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Three Sketches: Fortitude, a Sandal, and Grotesques (recto); Sketches of Grotesques... 1560/69

Three Sketches: Fortitude, a Sandal, and Grotesques (recto); Sketches of Grotesques... 1560/69. Creator: Unknown
Three Sketches: Fortitude, a Sandal, and Grotesques (recto); Sketches of Grotesques, and Roman Cuirass (verso), 1560/69

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Il Mascherone, a Rocaille Fountain on the Grounds of the Villa Borghese, c. 1754

Il Mascherone, a Rocaille Fountain on the Grounds of the Villa Borghese, c. 1754. Creator: Richard Wilson
Il Mascherone, a Rocaille Fountain on the Grounds of the Villa Borghese, c. 1754

Background imageGrotesque Collection: The Dandy Tailor, Planing a New Hungry Dress, published May 15, 1819

The Dandy Tailor, Planing a New Hungry Dress, published May 15, 1819. Creator: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
The Dandy Tailor, Planing a New Hungry Dress, published May 15, 1819

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Satire on the Papacy, 1555. Creator: Melchior Lorck

Satire on the Papacy, 1555. Creator: Melchior Lorck
Satire on the Papacy, 1555

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Two Grotesque Heads, 1640s. 1640s. Creator: Anon

Two Grotesque Heads, 1640s. 1640s. Creator: Anon
Two Grotesque Heads, 1640s

Background imageGrotesque Collection: The Ex-Minister and the Meteor, published April 13, 1804. Creator: Charles Williams

The Ex-Minister and the Meteor, published April 13, 1804. Creator: Charles Williams
The Ex-Minister and the Meteor, published April 13, 1804

Background imageGrotesque Collection: L Education Sentimentale, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

L Education Sentimentale, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
L Education Sentimentale, 1894. This drawing created much stir at the time...[it was] subsequently cut off and tinted by the artist and renamed Mrs Marsuple (from Under the Hill)

Background imageGrotesque Collection: The Stomach Dance, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley

The Stomach Dance, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Stomach Dance, 1893. Salome, wearing a peacock feather headdress, performs the dance of the seven veils. A grotesque figure plays a stringed instrument

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Plate, Haarlem, Mid 17th century. Creator: Unknown

Plate, Haarlem, Mid 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Plate, Haarlem, Mid 17th century

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Seated Figure, Saint-Cloud, 1725 / 30. Creator: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory

Seated Figure, Saint-Cloud, 1725 / 30. Creator: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
Seated Figure, Saint-Cloud, 1725/30

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Plate, Moustiers-Sainte Marie, c. 1740 / 50. Creator: Olerys and Laugier Manufactory

Plate, Moustiers-Sainte Marie, c. 1740 / 50. Creator: Olerys and Laugier Manufactory
Plate, Moustiers-Sainte Marie, c. 1740/50

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Architectural Brick with Ogre Mask, Tang dynasty (A. D. 618-907), prob

Architectural Brick with Ogre Mask, Tang dynasty (A. D. 618-907), prob
Architectural Brick with Ogre Mask, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618-907), probably second half of 8th century. From the pagoda at Xiuding Si (Xiuding Temple) at Mount Qingliang, near Anyang, Henan province

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Masks, 1938. Creator: Louis Plogsted

Masks, 1938. Creator: Louis Plogsted
Masks, 1938

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Masks from the Control Room (Masques du vestibule de controle), c. 1870

Masks from the Control Room (Masques du vestibule de controle), c. 1870. [Grotesque faces, part of the decor of the Opera building in Paris]

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque Vase, Swadlincote, c. 1893. Creator: Christopher Dresser

Grotesque Vase, Swadlincote, c. 1893. Creator: Christopher Dresser
Grotesque Vase, Swadlincote, c. 1893

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque Jug, c. 1938. Creator: George Loughridge

Grotesque Jug, c. 1938. Creator: George Loughridge
Grotesque Jug, c. 1938

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Needlework designs, 1567. Creator: Unknown

Needlework designs, 1567. Creator: Unknown
Needlework designs, 1567. Page 26 (verso) from La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, a book of sewing and embroidery patterns

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Two Grotesque Heads, 1538-73. Creator: Hans Liefrinck

Two Grotesque Heads, 1538-73. Creator: Hans Liefrinck
Two Grotesque Heads, 1538-73

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Ely Cathedral: Head in South Nave Triforium, c. 1891. Creator: Frederick Henry Evans

Ely Cathedral: Head in South Nave Triforium, c. 1891. Creator: Frederick Henry Evans
Ely Cathedral: Head in South Nave Triforium, c. 1891. Lantern slide

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Ornament: grotesque animal mask, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE. Creator: Unknown

Ornament: grotesque animal mask, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Ornament: grotesque animal mask, Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1050-771 BCE

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Touch (Tactus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655. Creator: Francis Cleyn

Touch (Tactus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655. Creator: Francis Cleyn
Touch (Tactus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Sight (Visus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655. Creator: Francis Cleyn

Sight (Visus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655. Creator: Francis Cleyn
Sight (Visus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Taste (Gustus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655. Creator: Francis Cleyn

Taste (Gustus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655. Creator: Francis Cleyn
Taste (Gustus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque Panel, 1562. Creator: Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau

Grotesque Panel, 1562. Creator: Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
Grotesque Panel, 1562

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Hearing (Auditus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655. Creator: Francis Cleyn

Hearing (Auditus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655. Creator: Francis Cleyn
Hearing (Auditus), from Quinque Sensuum (Five Senses), ca. 1655

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque Panel, 1550. 1550. Creator: Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau

Grotesque Panel, 1550. 1550. Creator: Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
Grotesque Panel, 1550

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque Panel, 1550. Creator: Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau

Grotesque Panel, 1550. Creator: Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau
Grotesque Panel, 1550

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque Jug, c. 1936. Creator: Yolande Delasser

Grotesque Jug, c. 1936. Creator: Yolande Delasser
Grotesque Jug, c. 1936

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Jug, c. 1940. Creator: Yolande Delasser

Jug, c. 1940. Creator: Yolande Delasser
Jug, c. 1940

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque Jug, c. 1936. Creator: Frank Fumagalli

Grotesque Jug, c. 1936. Creator: Frank Fumagalli
Grotesque Jug, c. 1936

Background imageGrotesque Collection: The Butcher came along to Lodz, We said: ?My good sir. 1914-1915

The Butcher came along to Lodz, We said: ?My good sir. 1914-1915. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: The Germans At Lomzha, 1914-1915. Creator: Malevich, Kasimir Severinovich (1878-1935)

The Germans At Lomzha, 1914-1915. Creator: Malevich, Kasimir Severinovich (1878-1935)
The Germans At Lomzha, 1914-1915. Private Collection

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Grotesque with a Satyr. Creator: Unknown

Grotesque with a Satyr. Creator: Unknown
Grotesque with a Satyr

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Ornament Panel with Dragons, Masks, and Instruments of War, c. 1505. Creator: Zoan Andrea

Ornament Panel with Dragons, Masks, and Instruments of War, c. 1505. Creator: Zoan Andrea
Ornament Panel with Dragons, Masks, and Instruments of War, c. 1505

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Ornament with Mask, 1550. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever

Ornament with Mask, 1550. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever
Ornament with Mask, 1550

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Five Heads, c. 1918. Creator: Elihu Vedder

Five Heads, c. 1918. Creator: Elihu Vedder
Five Heads, c. 1918

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Detail of the Marriage of the Daughter of the Vine, c. 1890. Creator: Elihu Vedder

Detail of the Marriage of the Daughter of the Vine, c. 1890. Creator: Elihu Vedder
Detail of the Marriage of the Daughter of the Vine, c. 1890

Background imageGrotesque Collection: Study of a Mask. Creator: Alphonse Legros

Study of a Mask. Creator: Alphonse Legros
Study of a Mask



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