Strapwork Grotesque with Mythological Scene

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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
1566
Accession Number
1944-83-7-1
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
ornament
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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
Record ID
chndm_1944-83-7-1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq418addc31-1508-413d-ad6d-baf66e3248ad
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