Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with Monkey, Birds, and Insects

Mathais Beitler German

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Ornamental panel with a monkey facing to the right on a limb, surrounded by birds. At edges of the plate are various insects, including a spider, beetle and fly. At top center, a bat.

Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with Monkey, Birds, and Insects, Mathais Beitler (German, Ansbach, active ca. 1582–1616), Engraving and blackwork

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