Plate 6, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"
Frieze with a decorative pattern made up out of very delicate, stylized vegetal rinceaux combined with flowers, peapods and strapwork. In the center of the frieze a large flower has been placed, surrounded by a ring of strapwork. On both sides, a bird of prey has been placed standing on the rinceaux with its wings spread.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate 6, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"
- Series/Portfolio: Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls
- Artist: Theodor Bang (German, active in Nuremberg (fl.1606))
- Publisher: Balthasar Caymox (German, Bersse (?) 1561–1635 Nuremberg)
- Date: ca. 1600–1617
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 2 7/8 x 8 9/16 in. (7.3 x 21.7 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund 1950
- Object Number: 50.562.102(6)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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