Design for the Verso of a Cross-Shaped Pendant Above a Pair of Oval Ornaments and Axe-Shaped Ornaments

Publisher Hans Liefrinck Netherlandish

before 1573

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Vertical panel with the design for the verso of a pendant at center in the shape of a cross with an arabesque pattern. At bottom left and right, oval ornaments above axe-shaped ornaments, possibly designs for earrings or buttons. The pendant hangs from a ribbon and has three pearls descending below. From a set of ten plates with pendant designs incorporating arabesque decoration. This plate belongs to the first edition, published by Hans I Liefrinck in Antwerp before 1573.

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Title: Design for the Verso of a Cross-Shaped Pendant Above a Pair of Oval Ornaments and Axe-Shaped Ornaments
Series/Portfolio: Pendant Designs with Architectural Elements and Vegetal-Arabesques
Artist: Jan Collaert I (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1530–1581 Antwerp)
Publisher: Hans Liefrinck (Augsburg (?) 1518?–1573 Antwerp)
Date: before 1573
Medium: Engraving and blackwork; first state of two (New Hollstein)
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 13/16 × 3 15/16 in. (14.8 × 10 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
Object Number: 32.92.37
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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