Ornament design in the shape of the Cross of Lorraine with two eagles and grotesque motifs on a black ground
Etienne Delaune French
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Engraving, part of a series of ornament designs in the shape of the Cross of Lorraine, created by Étienne Delaune in Strasbourg in 1573. Two of the designs consist of representations of a god surrounded by scrolling motifs, and the rest are made up of grotesque motifs surrounded by foliage, all of them executed on black grounds. This design is made up of ornamental scrolling motifs, among which can be distinguished two eagles, each holding an olive branch in its beak, likely symbolizing virtue.
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