Design for the Verso of a Pendant with an Oval Motif Between Strapwork
Medium
Engraving and blackwork; second state of two (New Hollstein)
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 7/16 × 4 3/4 in. (16.3 × 12 cm)
Classification
Ornament & Architecture|Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.111.5
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite engraving, *Design for the Verso of Pendant with an Oval Mot Between Strapwork*, created in 1604 by Flemish engraver Jan Colla I, with publication by Theodoor Galle Measuring just 6 7/16 × 4 3/4 inches, it belongs to the second state of two, as cataloged in New Hollstein, and resides in the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department, acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund 1930. Hailing from the Spanish Netherlands during the late Renaissance, this print exemplifies the booming trade in ornamental designs that fueled Europe's decorative arts. Goldsmiths and ...