Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls (8)
Frieze with a decorative pattern made up out of very delicate, stylized vegetal rinceaux combined with flowers and peapods. In the center of the frieze an eagle with wide spread wings is depicted, biting itself in the chest. Three smaller birds of prey, are sitting on a loop of the meandering rinceau below.
Artwork Details
- Title: Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls (8)
- Artist: Theodor Bang (German, active in Nuremberg (fl.1606))
- Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome) (most probably)
- Date: 17th century
- Medium: etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 3 1/4 x 9 in. (8.2 x 22.8 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund 1949
- Object Number: 49.63.229(8)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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