Design for a Heart-Shaped Brooch
Johann Theodor de Bry Netherlandish
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Design for a brooch with an oval scene showing a male figures laying a female figure on a bed, on a blackwork background forming the shape of a heart. In the blackwork design of the central ornament, the oval is flanked by butterflies, with an owl above. Three terminals emerge from the top, left and right of the central motif.