Pendant Design with Cimon and Pero, from Des Pendants de Cleffs pour les Femmes

1580–1600

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Ornamental pendant design with Pero feeding Cimon in an oval at center. The surrounding blackwork contains a bird in an oval above, a satyr crouching on a vase below and a canopy at top. From a series of five plates.

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Title: Pendant Design with Cimon and Pero, from Des Pendants de Cleffs pour les Femmes
Series/Portfolio: Des Pendants de Cleffs pour les Femmes
Artist: Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
Date: 1580–1600
Medium: Engraving and blackwork
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (8.9 × 3.5 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.5783(4)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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