Plate 17, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Art Institute of Chicago

Plate 17, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers

Master A.P.

Date
1604
Medium
Punch engraving with traces of burin in black on ivory laid paper
Culture
Germany
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

The uneven edges of the printing plate for this dish-like engraving remain visible, imperfectly trimmed into a circle. While this work is similar in format to the Theodor de Bry Charity nearby (1927.2676), here the goddess of love, Venus, holds the central position instead. Depictions of the deities of land, water, and air fill out the other cartouches, intermingled with intricate strapwork. This image was one of 20 designs for use on goblets and beakers.

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Object type
AAT300041273

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