Strapwork Grotesque with Mythological Scene

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Object Details

Engraver

Pieter van der Heyden, Flemish, 1530 - 1572

After

Jacob Floris the Elder, Flemish, 1524 - 1581

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Vertical rectangle showing strapwork design. At center, Prometheus on Mount Caucasus. Above, a pair of satyrs holding clusters of fruit. Below, putti with masks and an owl.

Credit Line

Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John I. Kane

Date

1566

Accession Number

1944-83-7-1

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

ornament

Object Name

Type

Medium

Engraving on laid paper

Dimensions

13.5 × 10.3 cm (5 5/16 × 4 1/16 in.)

made in

Netherlands

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq418addc31-1508-413d-ad6d-baf66e3248ad

Record ID

chndm_1944-83-7-1