58/77
Abraham de Bruyn
1577
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
72; 139; 108; 108
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso midden onder, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**58/77 by Abraham de Bruyn (7)** This delicate engraving, measuring just 108mm by 72mm, is plate 58 from a series of 77 by Flemish artist and publisher Abraham de Bruyn, in 1577. De Bruyn specialized in meticulously detailed costume books during the late Renaissance, capturing the attire of people from across Europe and beyond in works like *Omnium Hispanarum, Helvetiorum, Germanorumque* and similar series. These small-scale prints reflect the era's growing fascination with ethnography, fashion, and national identities amid expanding trade and exploration. Engraving as a medium was revoluti...