Dutch emblem print

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Object Details

maker

Cort, Cornelis

Description

Engraving from a Dutch emblem book of the 1630s, possibly engraved by Cornelis Cort or one of his circle. The text of the original volume is in Dutch, but the proverb below the image is in Italian: "A gatto che lecca Spiedo,/non gli fidato arrosto" [Do not entrust a roast to a cat licking the spit.].

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Marsh Collection [probable]

date made

1635

ID Number

1978.0534.09

accession number

1978.0534

catalog number

1978.0534.09

Object Name

engraving

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

sheet: 13.2 cm x 13.4 cm; 5 3/16 in x 5 9/32 in

support: 22.5 cm x 20.75 cm; 8 27/32 in x 8 5/32 in

place made

The Netherlands

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Communications

Marsh Collection

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Cats

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-191f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1020553