Oval Design in Blackwork, from Varii Generis Opera Aurifabris Necessaria

Paul Birckenhultz

ca. 1600 · Engraving and blackwork · Drawings and Prints

Ornamental design in oval at center, with vase at the bottom flanked by rabbits. Above, at left and right, two birds perched on foliate scrolls growing from the vase, with a third bird at top center. Oval framed and set against black background with ornamentation. From a series of six plates of ornamental designs.

Artist

Paul Birckenhultz

Date

ca. 1600

Medium

Engraving and blackwork

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930