Design for a Heart-Shaped Brooch

Johann Theodor de Bry

1580–1600 · Engraving and blackwork · Drawings and Prints

Design for a brooch with an oval scene showing a male figures laying a female figure on a bed, on a blackwork background forming the shape of a heart. In the blackwork design of the central ornament, the oval is flanked by butterflies, with an owl above. Three terminals emerge from the top, left and right of the central motif.

Artist

Johann Theodor de Bry

Date

1580–1600

Medium

Engraving and blackwork

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951