Pendant Design with Apollo Standing on an Arch Flanked by Female Figures Holding Fruit

Jan Collaert I

after 1581 · Engraving; second state of two (New Hollstein) · Drawings and Prints

Vertical panel with a pendant design at center, with Apollo standing on an arch at top. The figure holds a lyre in his right hand and gestures upwards with his left. At the left and right side of the ornament, nude female figures recline against elements of the strapwork background and hold fruit. Plate 7 from a set of ten plates with pendant designs, with deities and strapwork backgrounds. The first edition of the series was published in Antwerp by Philips Galle in 1581 and exists in two states; two later editions – the first published by Theodoor Galle after 1600 and the second by Johannes Galle after 1636 – were also produced in Antwerp. Jan Collaert I produced several series of plates with pendant designs, a practice continued by his son, Adriaen Collaert.

Artist

Jan Collaert I

Date

after 1581

Medium

Engraving; second state of two (New Hollstein)

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923