Scene with Galants at a Banquet in a Circle at Center
A scene with cavorting couples before a banquet, contained in a circle at center. At right, a couple with the man holding a knife walks left before a lute player. At lower left, a seated couple with the woman playing the lute. Around the central circle, ornamental floral designs with grotesque rabbits emerging from scrolling tendrils at upper and lower left corners. The scene in the circle is a reverse copy after a print by Jan Sadeler, after Maarten de Vos (Hollstein 558).
Artwork Details
- Title: Scene with Galants at a Banquet in a Circle at Center
- Artist: Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt)
- Artist: after Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550–1600/1601 Venice)
- Artist: after Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532–1603 Antwerp)
- Date: 1580–1600
- Medium: Engraving and blackwork
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 5 3/16 in. (13.3 × 13.1 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.5794(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt)
1580–1600
Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt)
1580–1600
Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt)
ca. 1588
Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt)
ca. 1588
Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt)
ca. 1588
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