Reverse Copy of Design for a Pendant, from Ars His Myronis Nobilis Effingitus Pagellulis

Art Historical Context

Step into the intricate world of Renaissance ornamentation with *Reverse Copy of Design for Pendant*, an engraving by Paul Birckultz from around 1600. This print, measuring just under 5 by 3 ½ inches, captures a jewelry design meant for a pendant, part of the series *Ars His Myronisobilis Effingitusellulis*. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department (acquired via the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in 3), it exemplifies how engravers disseminated fashionable motifs to goldsmiths and artisans across Europe. Engraving, a precise intaglio technique where lines are incis...