Design for Knife Handles with Terra and Aqua
Design for two knife handles with Terra personified as a female figure at left, holding a cornucopia at her left. At right, the personification of Aqua, pouring water from a jug at her left. Both figures are shown framed in arches, with blackwork candelabrum below.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for Knife Handles with Terra and Aqua
- Artist: attributed to Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
- Date: 1580–1600
- Medium: Engraving and blackwork
- Dimensions: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 2 5/16 in. (9.2 × 5.9 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Lucien Goldschmidt, 1977
- Object Number: 1977.558.3
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
1580–1600
Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
1580–1600
Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
1580–1600
Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
1580–1600
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