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Print, Plate 16, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers)
This is a Print. It was after Léonard Thiry and Rosso Fiorentino and engraved by René Boyvin and published by Paul de la Houve. It is dated ca. 1570 and we acquired it in 1956. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
Boyvin’s engraved designs for rings and linked chains served as models for jewelers and goldsmiths, who could show them to clients to select styles to be produced. The hefty designs were inspired by the work of Fiorentino, whose work at Fountainbleau in the 1530s helped to expand the influence of the grotesque outside of Italy.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- Drawing, Design for a Grotesque Pendant, 16th century
- pen, brush and sepia on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-828
- Drawing, Design for a Frieze
- charcoal, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-1219
- Drawing, A Papal escutcheon, 1740–70
- charcoal, pen and ink, brush and black watercolor on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-2270
Our curators have highlighted 16 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
- Print, Mascarons
- engraving in black ink on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of E.F. Caldwell & Co..
- 1963-9-309-a
- Print, Plate 5, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues
- engraving on paper.
- Museum purchase from Drawings and Prints Council Fund.
- 2001-22-1-5
- Print, Plate from Frises, Feuillages et Grotesques (Friezes, Foliage and...
- etching on laid paper.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1921-6-156-d
Its dimensions are
H x W: 16 × 19.7 cm (6 5/16 × 7 3/4 in.) Platemark: 11.2 × 15.5 cm (4 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
It is signed
In plate, lower center: Paul de la Houue excudit
Cite this object as
Print, Plate 16, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers); Engraved by René Boyvin (French, 1525 - 1625); After Léonard Thiry (Flemish, 1550), Rosso Fiorentino (Italian,1494 - 1540); Published by Paul de la Houve (French, 1575 - 1643); France; engraving on paper; H x W: 16 × 19.7 cm (6 5/16 × 7 3/4 in.) Platemark: 11.2 × 15.5 cm (4 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1956-23-6-16
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Fragile Beasts.
