1576-1623
Netherlands
Object qualities
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Objectbook / magazine / album: print ornament & architecture
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Author of the objectJohann Theodor de Bry
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumEngraving
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SizeSheet: 2 1/2 Г— 2 9/16 in. (6.4 Г— 6.5 cm)
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Geography details
Netherlands -
Country today
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Date1576-1623
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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A scene with the bearded figure of Sardanapal, the Assyrian king, in a bath at center, surrounded by six attendants. The scene is framed by a circular ornamental frieze with pairs of animals and groupings of fruit. Copied from a rectangular print by Crispijn de Passe I (Hollstein XV.142.119), after a drawing by Maerten de Vos.