Arabier op een kameel

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso midden onder, gestempeld: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

**Arabier op een kel (Arab on a Camel)***Abraham de Bruyn 1577, engraving, 103 × 76 mmThis delicate engraving by Flemish artist Abraham de Bruyn captures an "Arabier op een kel"—an Arab rider atop a camel—in intricate detail. Created in 1577, it exemplifies de Bruyn's mastery of the costume book genre, particularly his renowned series *Omnium Hispanensium, Lusitanorum ac Germanorumium delitiarum*1577–1581). These small-scale prints, no larger than a modern postcard, showcased exotic attire from across Europe, the Mediterranean, and beyond, blending portraiture with ethnographic curiosity. Eng...