61/77
Abraham de Bruyn
1577
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
105; 154
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
Abraham de Bruyn's *61/77*, created in 1577, is a delicate engraving measuring just 154 mm high by 105 mm wide, exemplifying the precision of 16th-century Flemish printmaking. As a prominent Antwerp-based engraver and publisher, de Bruyn specialized in costume books that captured the diverse fashions of Europe. This plate, likely from his renowned series *Omnium Hispanensium, Lusitanorum ac Gallorum vera ac eleganti vestitus forma* (True and Elegant Forms of Spanish, Portuguese, and French Attire), showcases meticulous details of period clothing, reflecting the Renaissance fascination with nat...