Design for a Brooch with Jael Killing Sisera

Johann Theodor de Bry Netherlandish

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Design for a brooch with a circular scene showing Jael hammering a peg into the head of Sisera on a blackwork background at center. The scene is derived from a drawing by Lucas van Leyden. Three terminals emerge from the top, left and right of the central motif.

Design for a Brooch with Jael Killing Sisera, Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach), Engraving and blackwork

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