Design for the Verso of a Pendant with an Oval Motif Between Strapwork

Jan Collaert I|Theodoor Galle

1604 · Engraving and blackwork; second state of two (New Hollstein) · Drawings and Prints

Vertical panel with a design for a pendent verso at center with an arabesque pattern with an oval at bottom center with a six-point flower. At bottom, two axe-shaped ornaments, possibly designs for earrings or buttons. The pendant hangs from a ribbon and has three pearls descending below. From a set of ten plates with pendant designs incorporating arabesque decoration. This plate belongs to the third edition, published by Theodoor Galle in Antwerp in 1604.

Artist

Jan Collaert I|Theodoor Galle

Date

1604

Medium

Engraving and blackwork; second state of two (New Hollstein)

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930