ca. 1590
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: 1 5/8 Г— 7 1/16 in. (4.1 Г— 17.9 cm)
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Geography details
Netherlands -
Country today
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Dateca. 1590
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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Frieze with the artist’s name lettered on a plaque at center, with a winged putto head below and two butterflies perched on strapwork above. Leaning on each side of the central plaque and facing inwards, two seated nude female figures with open books resting on their outer leg and holding branches that arch inwards. At either side, upwards scrolling tendrils that terminate in female heads. From a series of four plates.