Large Pendant, Victory Flanked by Two Herms at Centre
1596
Medium
engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1948.11.170
Art Historical Context
**Large Pendant, Victory Flanked by Twos at Centre** Daniel Mignot, 1596, Engraving* *National Gallery of Art, Rosen Collection* Step into the elegant world of late Renaissance ornamentation with Daniel Mignot's *Large Pendant, Victory Fl by Two Herms at Centre*, a finely detailed engraving from 1596. French engraver Daniel Mign, active in the vibrant workshops of 16th-century Paris, specialized in intricate designs that bridged art and craft. This print captures a grand jewelry pendant at its heart: the triumphant figure of Victory—likely Nike, the winged goddess of success—flanked by tw...
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...