1580-1600
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 and blackwork
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SizeSheet: 2 11/16 Г— 3 3/16 in. (6.8 Г— 8.1 cm)
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Geography details
Netherlands -
Country today
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Date1580-1600
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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Design for a brooch with a circular scene showing Jael hammering a peg into the head of Sisera on a blackwork background at center. The scene is derived from a drawing by Lucas van Leyden. Three terminals emerge from the top, left and right of the central motif.
