Brooch with Table-Stones, Winged Animals at Top, and Winged Human Beings at Bottom

Art Historical Context

Step into the intricate world of late Renaissance jewelry design with *Brooch with Table-Stones Winged Animals at Top and Winged Human Be at Bottom* (1596), an exquisite engraving by French artist Daniel Mignot. detailed print captures a fantastical brooch adorned witheted table-cut gemstones at its center, flanked by dynamic winged animals—possibly mythical griffins or eagles—perched at the top, and graceful winged human figures, evoking cherubs or putti, supporting the base. Mignot, a skilled goldsmith and engraver specialized in ornamental patterns that bridged art and craftsmanship during ...

About the Artist

Daniel Mignot · 1593–1616

Daniel Mignot (active 1593–1616) was a French goldsmith and engraver who flourished in the prosperous German city of Augsburg, a hub for ornamental metalwork during the late Renaissance. Presumably of Huguenot origins, he relocated from France amid religious tensions, establishing himself as a specialist in intricate jewelry designs. His early life remains not well documented, with no records of s...