Blackwork Designs with Birds and Insects, Plate 7 from a Series of Blackwork Ornaments combined with Figures, Birds, Animals and Flowers
Plate 7 from a print series consisting of a title page (missing) and seven numbered plates displaying motifs for the application in goldsmith's work, executed in blackwork, combined with figures and other motifs borrowed from other print series, executed in engraving. This plate contains three distinct motifs in blackwork, with a large design in the center of the plate and a smaller designs on either side. The central motif is meant for the decoration of a cup. Below it is an engraved figure of Bacchus. Surrounding the blackwork motifs are other engraved figures of satyrs, monkeys, a fox and various insects.
Due to the similarity in their production techniques, blackwork prints often relate to precious objects decorated with champlevé enamel work. However, on the title page of his second series, characterized by the almost square copperplates and exclusive use of the blackwork technique, Gelijs indicates that his patterns may be used in other disciplines as well.
This series is one of two print series known by Gelijs. The style of his ornaments is quite unique, blending elements from the late sixteenth-century schweifwerk ornament, with stylized peapods, floral elements and some forms related to the auricular style. Prints from both series are bound in a single (modern) binding in the Met's collection.
Due to the similarity in their production techniques, blackwork prints often relate to precious objects decorated with champlevé enamel work. However, on the title page of his second series, characterized by the almost square copperplates and exclusive use of the blackwork technique, Gelijs indicates that his patterns may be used in other disciplines as well.
This series is one of two print series known by Gelijs. The style of his ornaments is quite unique, blending elements from the late sixteenth-century schweifwerk ornament, with stylized peapods, floral elements and some forms related to the auricular style. Prints from both series are bound in a single (modern) binding in the Met's collection.
Artwork Details
- Title: Blackwork Designs with Birds and Insects, Plate 7 from a Series of Blackwork Ornaments combined with Figures, Birds, Animals and Flowers
- Artist and engraver: Meinert Gelijs (Dutch, active ca. 1610–1630)
- Artist: After Jakob Hoefnagel (German, 1575–1630)
- Artist: After Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
- Date: after 1622
- Medium: Blackwork and engraving
- Dimensions: 7 3/4 × 11 7/16 × 1/8 in. (19.7 × 29 × 0.3 cm)
Plate: 5 7/8 × 7 13/16 in. (15 × 19.8 cm) - Classifications: Albums, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
- Object Number: 50.562.103(6)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Meinert Gelijs
ca. 1610–30
Meinert Gelijs
ca. 1610–30
Meinert Gelijs
ca. 1610–30
Meinert Gelijs
ca. 1610–30
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ca. 1610–30
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