Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying a Woman on a Shell Flanked by a Triton and a Man with an Oar
Medium
Engraving; second state of two (New Hollstein)
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 × 5 3/16 in. (17.8 × 13.2 cm)
Classification
Ornament & Architecture|Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
Accession Number
42.14.8
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the late Renaissance era of 1582, Flemish engravers Jan Colla I, Philips Galle, Adriaen Colla collaborated on this intricate *Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying a Woman on a Shell Flanked by a Triton and a Man with an Oar*. Produced as a second-state engraving—a refined edition noted in the New Hollstein catalog—this small sheet (7 × 5 3/16 in.) exemplifies the Antwerp School's mastery of printmaking. Galle, a leading publisher, often oversaw such ornamental works, while the Collaerts excelled in detailed, fantastical imagery that blended mythology with decorative flair. The compos...