Title Page, from Varii Generis Opera Aurifabris Necessaria

Paul Birckenhultz

ca. 1600 · Engraving; first of two states (SKB) · Drawings and Prints

Title page with the title on a plaque at bottom center and a winged putto above, surrounded by foliate scrolls. From a series of six plates with horizontally hatched backgrounds. According to Berliner, the backgrounds of the plates in this series were further darkened at a later date.

Artist

Paul Birckenhultz

Date

ca. 1600

Medium

Engraving; first of two states (SKB)

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930