Virex Barbaria, Cpirot, Miles Groecus Vulgo Stradiota
Engraving, part of 'Habitus variarum orbis gentium' (Costumes of the various peoples of the world), representing the costumes of men and women from various parts of the world, engraved after designs by Boissard and published by Rutz in 1581.
This engraving represents a Barbarian man, an Albanian man, and a Greek soldier. On the left, the Barbarian man wears a large, round-shaped turban with loose ends of fabric wrapped around his neck and shoulders, over a wide, long-sleeved robe, and flat slipper shoes.
On the center, the Albanian man wears a long cape over a long robe with long sleeves and round buttons down the front. A fabric belt with fringed edges is tied around his waist. A short-brimmed tall hat is on his head. His shoes are flat and with closed, pointed toes.
On the right, the Greek soldier, also called Stradiota (a kind of dalmatian or orthodox mercenary, also often from Albany or Greece), wears a long robe with short wide sleeves over a long-sleeved undergarment, fastened on the chest with buttons, and with a fabric belt with fringed edges tied around his waist. He wears a tall, round hat with no brim and a bundle of long feathers, fastened with a trimmed knot. He carries a long sword on his right hip. His shoes are flat and have closed pointed toes.
This engraving represents a Barbarian man, an Albanian man, and a Greek soldier. On the left, the Barbarian man wears a large, round-shaped turban with loose ends of fabric wrapped around his neck and shoulders, over a wide, long-sleeved robe, and flat slipper shoes.
On the center, the Albanian man wears a long cape over a long robe with long sleeves and round buttons down the front. A fabric belt with fringed edges is tied around his waist. A short-brimmed tall hat is on his head. His shoes are flat and with closed, pointed toes.
On the right, the Greek soldier, also called Stradiota (a kind of dalmatian or orthodox mercenary, also often from Albany or Greece), wears a long robe with short wide sleeves over a long-sleeved undergarment, fastened on the chest with buttons, and with a fabric belt with fringed edges tied around his waist. He wears a tall, round hat with no brim and a bundle of long feathers, fastened with a trimmed knot. He carries a long sword on his right hip. His shoes are flat and have closed pointed toes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Virex Barbaria, Cpirot, Miles Groecus Vulgo Stradiota
- Designer: Jean Jacques Boissard (French, 1528–1602)
- Engraver: Julius Goltzius (Netherlandish, died ca. 1595)
- Publisher: Caspar Rutz , Mechelen (Malines)
- Date: 1581
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 9 in. × 12 3/16 in. (22.8 × 31 cm)
Frame: 10 11/16 × 14 1/8 in. (27.2 × 35.8 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 15 3/4 in. (54.2 × 40 cm)
Book: 21 7/8 × 16 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (55.5 × 42.5 × 5 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.44(36)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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