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.

Design for a Heart-Shaped Brooch, Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach), Engraving and blackwork

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