ca. 1588
Netherlands
Object qualities
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Objectbook / magazine / album: print ornament & architecture
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Author of the objectTheodor de Bry
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumEngraving
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SizeSheet: 5 1/16 Г— 4 13/16 in. (12.9 Г— 12.2 cm)
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Geography details
Netherlands -
Country today
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Dateca. 1588
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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In the central medallion, a portrait of a jester in profile (facing right) merged with an upside down head of a satyr, framed by a circular ornamental frieze with scenes including the Whore of Babylon and the Temptation of Adam and Eve, as well as a peacock and a series of demons and grotesques. From a series of four designs for ornamented tazza, or drinking vessels.
