Quatrefoil Design in Blackwork, from "Varii Generis Opera Aurifabris Necessaria"

ca. 1600

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Ornamental design in quatrefoil at center, with eight-pointed floral shape in the middle, flanked by a bird at left and at right with an insect at upper left of quatrefoil. In the black background, grotesques with putti heads at lower left and right, and dragons at upper left and right. From a series of six plates of ornamental designs.

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Title: Quatrefoil Design in Blackwork, from "Varii Generis Opera Aurifabris Necessaria"
Series/Portfolio: Varii Generis Opera Aurifabris Necessaria
Artist: Paul Birckenhultz (1561–1639)
Date: ca. 1600
Medium: Engraving and blackwork
Dimensions: Sheet: 1 13/16 × 1 1/2 in. (4.6 × 3.8 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Object Number: 30.70.9
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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