Plate 7, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers)
ca. 1570
Medium
albums (bound) & books
Classification
albums (bound) & books
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Accession Number
1956-23-6-7
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Plate 7 from *Livre de bijouterie* (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers)** *By Léonard Thiry, Flemish, ca. 1570* Step into the intricate world of Renaissance craftsmanship with Plate 7 from Léonard Thiry's *Livre de bijouterie*, a bound album of designs created around 1570. As a Flemish artist active in the vibrant Northern European artistic scene, Thiry specialized in ornamental engravings that served as practical pattern books for goldsmiths and jewelers. This plate, part of a larger collection now housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum (museum purchase through the gift...