1580-1600
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 and blackwork
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SizeSheet: 3 1/2 Г— 2 9/16 in. (8.9 Г— 6.5 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 knife handle with the death of Lucretia on the design at left, contained in an oval surrounded by grotesque blackwork background, with two owls flanking a mask under a canopy below. On the right design, a half-length female figure with a headdress under a canopy, with a candelabrum with decorative dolphins below.