Disegni Varij di Polifilo Zancarli (Friezes)

Polifilo Giancarli · 1625-02-07T00:00:00Z

Design for a frieze filled with a meandering acanthus scroll and three figure groups. On the left, a male centaur carries a naked woman on his back. The acanthus scroll springs from his lower body and meanders right. Just after the middle of the design a satyr is about to hit a multi-headed dragon with his club. At the right end of the frieze another satyr is depicted, this time fromt the back, who appeard to be struggling with a large snake.