Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with a Putto, Birds and Insects

after Mathais Beitler German
1616
Not on view
Ornamental panel with putto at center surrounded by birds, insects, and vines, set in an oval. The putto raises his right arm, while a bird sits on its left hand. From a series of six plates.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with a Putto, Birds and Insects
  • Artist: Andreas Gentzsch (German, active Augsburg, ca. 1600)
  • Artist: after Mathais Beitler (German, Ansbach, active ca. 1582–1616)
  • Date: 1616
  • Medium: Engraving and blackwork
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/16 × 1 13/16 in. (5.2 × 4.6 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.69.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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