Ciuis Ragusius, Nobilis Ragusius, Nobilis Armenus
Engraving, part of 'Habitus variarum orbis gentium' (Costumes of the various peoples of the world), representing the costumes of men and women from various parts of the world, engraved after designs by Boissard and published by Rutz in 1581.
This engraving represents a citizen and a nobleman from Ragusa and a nobleman from Armenia. On the left, the citizen of Ragusa wears a robe with a strip of round buttons down the frotn and a long-sleeved overcoat hanging over his shoulders. His shoes are flat and have rounded toes. His hair is short and curled, and he wears a cap over it. His face is bearded.
On the center, the nobleman from Ragusa wears a cape, closed on his right side, covering his arm, and open on the left, fastened with a strip of round buttons on his shoulder, to let his arm extend. He wears a long-sleeved robe under the cape. His hair is short and curly, and he wears a brimless hat on it. His shoes are flat and with rounded toes.
On the center, the nobleman from Armenia wears a loose robe with long, wide bell sleeves, with a fringed cape falling behind his back. He has long, curly hair and full beard, and wears a large, round turban with squares wrapped around his head. His shoes have low heels and pointed toes.
This engraving represents a citizen and a nobleman from Ragusa and a nobleman from Armenia. On the left, the citizen of Ragusa wears a robe with a strip of round buttons down the frotn and a long-sleeved overcoat hanging over his shoulders. His shoes are flat and have rounded toes. His hair is short and curled, and he wears a cap over it. His face is bearded.
On the center, the nobleman from Ragusa wears a cape, closed on his right side, covering his arm, and open on the left, fastened with a strip of round buttons on his shoulder, to let his arm extend. He wears a long-sleeved robe under the cape. His hair is short and curly, and he wears a brimless hat on it. His shoes are flat and with rounded toes.
On the center, the nobleman from Armenia wears a loose robe with long, wide bell sleeves, with a fringed cape falling behind his back. He has long, curly hair and full beard, and wears a large, round turban with squares wrapped around his head. His shoes have low heels and pointed toes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ciuis Ragusius, Nobilis Ragusius, Nobilis Armenus
- Designer: Jean Jacques Boissard (French, 1528–1602)
- Engraver: Julius Goltzius (Netherlandish, died ca. 1595)
- Publisher: Caspar Rutz , Mechelen (Malines)
- Date: 1581
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 8 15/16 × 12 5/16 in. (22.7 × 31.3 cm)
Frame: 10 11/16 in. × 14 in. (27.2 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 15 3/4 in. (54.2 × 40 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(45)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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