Magnifici habitus apud Venetos; Ducis Venetorum ornatus; Ducis Genuensis ornatus in Italia
Engraving, part of 'Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae Gentium Habitus' (Costumes of the various nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America), a series of prints representing figures from various parts of the world, engraved by Abraham de Bruyn and published by Joos de Bosscher in 1580.
This engraving represents a man wearing sumptuous Venetian dress, a Venetian Duke in fine dress, and a Genoese Duke in fine dress. On the left, the man in sumptuous Venetian dress wears a long robe with long, wide sleeves, a band diagonally across the chest, and a small beret. On the center, the Venetian Duke wears a short ermin cape over a long brocaded cloak with a pattern of scrolling motifs and a border of lozenges, trimmed with braid and embellished pearls, over a long-sleeved, long robe with embellished trimmings. He wears a small hat of brocaded fabric, matching his cloak, and jeweled embellishments. On the right, the Genoese Duke wears a short ermin cape over a long overcoat with long, wide bell sleeves with a brocaded pattern of lozenges with semi-abstract four-petal lozenges, bordered with a pattern of smaller lozenges with pearl trimmings. He wears a small crown and holds a scepter on the right hand.
This engraving represents a man wearing sumptuous Venetian dress, a Venetian Duke in fine dress, and a Genoese Duke in fine dress. On the left, the man in sumptuous Venetian dress wears a long robe with long, wide sleeves, a band diagonally across the chest, and a small beret. On the center, the Venetian Duke wears a short ermin cape over a long brocaded cloak with a pattern of scrolling motifs and a border of lozenges, trimmed with braid and embellished pearls, over a long-sleeved, long robe with embellished trimmings. He wears a small hat of brocaded fabric, matching his cloak, and jeweled embellishments. On the right, the Genoese Duke wears a short ermin cape over a long overcoat with long, wide bell sleeves with a brocaded pattern of lozenges with semi-abstract four-petal lozenges, bordered with a pattern of smaller lozenges with pearl trimmings. He wears a small crown and holds a scepter on the right hand.
Artwork Details
- Title: Magnifici habitus apud Venetos; Ducis Venetorum ornatus; Ducis Genuensis ornatus in Italia
- Artist: Abraham de Bruyn (Flemish, Antwerp 1540–1587 Cologne (?))
- Publisher: Joos de Bosscher (Netherlandish, active Amsterdam 1587–died 1591)
- Date: 1580
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 8 5/8 × 12 13/16 in. (21.9 × 32.6 cm)
Frame: 10 3/16 × 14 1/2 in. (25.9 × 36.8 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 16 5/16 in. (54.2 × 41.5 cm)
Book: 21 7/8 × 16 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (55.5 × 42.5 × 5 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.44(96)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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