Habitus monachi feras cicurantis in vrbibus; Sacqua peregrinator Mechanus, qui obuijs aquam propinat religionis ergo; Mechani peregrinatores, qui incitati religione sepulcrum visunt Mahometis
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 the dress of a monk who is walking around the city with a beast, a peregrine from Mechanus, and two peregrines from Mechanus, who diffuse the religion of Muhammad. On the left, the monk wears a long-sleeved, ankle-length overcoat and a turban flanked by a small hat on the top, and low-heeled, pointed-toe boots. He holds a torch in his right hand and, on the left, the latch of a deer (?) that walks with him, with a bell tied to its neck.
The peregrine from Mechanus wears a short-sleeved, calf-length overcoat, a turban, and long, flat boots. He has a wide waistband with pearls, from which hangs a sort of eye shape with a pearl in the center. He carries two bags across his chest, one of them embellished with pearls and rings. On his right hand he holds a sort of hammer and a small bowl.
The two other peregrines from Mechanus wear draped robes over wide, mid-length trousers, one of them also with a fur-lined tunic, headscarves, and flat, pointed-toe shoes. Each one carries a flag, attached to a rod flanked by a crescent motif, on their shoulders.
This engraving represents the dress of a monk who is walking around the city with a beast, a peregrine from Mechanus, and two peregrines from Mechanus, who diffuse the religion of Muhammad. On the left, the monk wears a long-sleeved, ankle-length overcoat and a turban flanked by a small hat on the top, and low-heeled, pointed-toe boots. He holds a torch in his right hand and, on the left, the latch of a deer (?) that walks with him, with a bell tied to its neck.
The peregrine from Mechanus wears a short-sleeved, calf-length overcoat, a turban, and long, flat boots. He has a wide waistband with pearls, from which hangs a sort of eye shape with a pearl in the center. He carries two bags across his chest, one of them embellished with pearls and rings. On his right hand he holds a sort of hammer and a small bowl.
The two other peregrines from Mechanus wear draped robes over wide, mid-length trousers, one of them also with a fur-lined tunic, headscarves, and flat, pointed-toe shoes. Each one carries a flag, attached to a rod flanked by a crescent motif, on their shoulders.
Artwork Details
- Title: Habitus monachi feras cicurantis in vrbibus; Sacqua peregrinator Mechanus, qui obuijs aquam propinat religionis ergo; Mechani peregrinatores, qui incitati religione sepulcrum visunt Mahometis
- 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: 7 11/16 × 12 5/16 in. (19.5 × 31.3 cm)
Frame: 9 3/8 × 14 1/4 in. (23.8 × 36.2 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(120)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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