Festivitates Aurifabris (...) / Verscheide Snakeryen dienstich voor Goutsmits, Beelthouwers, Steenhouwers, en alle die de const beminnen (Plate 7)
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 8 7/8 × 7 1/16 in. (22.5 × 18 cm) Sheet: 12 5/16 × 8 1/16 in. (31.3 × 20.5 cm)
Classification
Albums|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
Accession Number
63.601.10(7)
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the opulent world of 17th-century art, *Festivitates Aurifab* (Plate 7), between 1654 and 1678 by master goldsmith Johannes Lutma the Elder, son Jacob Lutma, publisher Frederick de Wit, stands as a treasure trove of ornamental inspiration. This etching and engraving depicts intricate cartouches—elaborate, scroll-like frames often adorned with fantastical grotesques—designed as practical patterns for goldsmiths (*goudsmits*), sculptors (*beelthouwers*), stonecutters (*steenhouwers*), and any art lover. Part of a larger album in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection,...
About the Artist
Johannes Lutma the Elder|Jacob Lutma|Frederick de Wit (Dutch|Dutch|Dutch) · 1624 |1584 |1624 –1654 |1669 |1654
Dutch, Amsterdam 1624/44–1654 Amsterdam|Dutch, Emden 1584–1669 Amsterdam|Dutch, Amsterdam 1624/44–1654 Amsterdam