Dessins de Joaillerie et de Bijouterie
Paul de la Houve|Aubin de Carnoy|René Boyvin
ca. 1600–1645 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints
Boyvin’s book of jewelry designs was one of the first to be devoted exclusively to the subject of jewelry. While the designer of the series is unknown, the jewelry pieces closely follow the whimsical and highly ornate style of the Italian artist Rosso Fiorentino, who was court artist to the French king Francis I at the castle of Fontainebleau. This print shows two versions of a book-shaped pendant, possibly referring to the Old and New Testaments.
- Artist
- Paul de la Houve|Aubin de Carnoy|René Boyvin
- Date
- ca. 1600–1645
- Medium
- Engraving
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
