Indica mulier cum viro, in America; Indi et Indicae Orientales; Nobilis faemina in America; Athabalippa Rex ultimus Americae; Vidua et Virgo Africanae; Maura Granaiensis
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 twelve types of women and men from America, India, Africa, and Granada, illustrated in two horizontal rows of six. On the first row, an American Indian woman wears a skirt and a scarf with which she carries her child, wrapped on her back, a feathered headdress and feathered bands on the knees, and holding an ewer on her hand. Next to her is her husband, wearing feathered hat and skirt, and beaded jewels on his arms and legs; he carries a quiver of arrows on his back, and holds his bow on one hand and one arrow on the other. Next to them are four Oriental Indian men and women, dressed with draped clothing with fringed edges and geometric patterns, and wearing feathered headdresses and beaded jewelry; the two men are additionally armed with bow and arrows.
On the second row, an American noblewoman wears a feather cape and matching skirt, with feather bands around her knees and ankles, and feather headdress. Around her neck she wears a jeweled necklace, and a jewel brooch fastens her cape. Next to her is Athabalippa, Emperor of America, wearing a rich feather cape and a wide skirt with feathers and tassels, a sort of helmet with feathers, a large jeweled pendant on his chest, feathered knee-bands, and beaded cuffs around his ankles. He holds a sort of staff on one hand and carries his bow on the other, his large quiver of arrows hanging at the front of his left hip. An African widow wears a headscarf and fringed, mid-calf robe, and a girl wears a long-sleeved, fringed, mid-length dress with a bodice with ribbons, lozenges and pearls, and an apron of the same pattern. On the right are two Moorish women from Granada: the first wears an open jacket with wide trousers, a sort of turban, and holds a staff in her hand; the second wears long, wide trousers and a headscarf with fur trimmings and a jeweled border with lozenges, covering almost her entire body.
This engraving represents twelve types of women and men from America, India, Africa, and Granada, illustrated in two horizontal rows of six. On the first row, an American Indian woman wears a skirt and a scarf with which she carries her child, wrapped on her back, a feathered headdress and feathered bands on the knees, and holding an ewer on her hand. Next to her is her husband, wearing feathered hat and skirt, and beaded jewels on his arms and legs; he carries a quiver of arrows on his back, and holds his bow on one hand and one arrow on the other. Next to them are four Oriental Indian men and women, dressed with draped clothing with fringed edges and geometric patterns, and wearing feathered headdresses and beaded jewelry; the two men are additionally armed with bow and arrows.
On the second row, an American noblewoman wears a feather cape and matching skirt, with feather bands around her knees and ankles, and feather headdress. Around her neck she wears a jeweled necklace, and a jewel brooch fastens her cape. Next to her is Athabalippa, Emperor of America, wearing a rich feather cape and a wide skirt with feathers and tassels, a sort of helmet with feathers, a large jeweled pendant on his chest, feathered knee-bands, and beaded cuffs around his ankles. He holds a sort of staff on one hand and carries his bow on the other, his large quiver of arrows hanging at the front of his left hip. An African widow wears a headscarf and fringed, mid-calf robe, and a girl wears a long-sleeved, fringed, mid-length dress with a bodice with ribbons, lozenges and pearls, and an apron of the same pattern. On the right are two Moorish women from Granada: the first wears an open jacket with wide trousers, a sort of turban, and holds a staff in her hand; the second wears long, wide trousers and a headscarf with fur trimmings and a jeweled border with lozenges, covering almost her entire body.
Artwork Details
- Title: Indica mulier cum viro, in America; Indi et Indicae Orientales; Nobilis faemina in America; Athabalippa Rex ultimus Americae; Vidua et Virgo Africanae; Maura Granaiensis
- 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 11/16 × 12 1/16 in. (22.1 × 30.7 cm)
Frame: 10 5/16 × 14 1/16 in. (26.2 × 35.7 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(123)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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