Double head of two men, one of whom wears a fool's cap, in the center, embodying Pride and Foolishness, which form the theme of the representations in the outer circle: the wife upon the dragon of the Revelations of St. John; Phaeton's death; the original sin; Marcus Curtius jumping into the abyss; a woman with a looking glass; a peacock; monsters. Inscriptions in Low German and French.

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Print, Orgueille et follie (Pride and Folly), ca. 1578

This is a Print. It was designed by Théodore de Bry. It is dated ca. 1578 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is engraving on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

A bust of the Duke of Alba and the head of a fool in the center. Grotesque representations on black ground outside. Inscriptions in French and Low German.

Print, Design for a Bowl, De Hoopman va Narheit, Le Capitaine des Follie (The...
engraving on white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1942-36-32

Horizontal rectangle. Dolphins, dogs, elephants, and sea-monsters are being ridden by putti. Inscribed below: "de Bry Excud."

Print, Decorative Panel: Sea Monsters
engraving on paper.
1953-144-10-2

The first print of the set Berlin 24. Illustrated in Berliner, "Ornamentale Verlage-Blätter, pl. 216, 1.

Print, Plate 1, from a set of four frieze designs, ca. 1590
engraving on white laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
1942-36-26

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Clear glass bowl with pronounced lip that projects out from bowl ( approx. 2 inches) ;Lip is frosted glass decoracted with mermaids in high relief.

Bowl
glass.
Gift of Edward Kallop.
1966-53-1

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 12.7 x 12.4 cm (5 x 4 7/8 in.) Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Orgueille et follie (Pride and Folly), ca. 1578; Designed by Theodor de Bry (French, active Netherlands and Germany, 1528 - 1598); Netherlands; engraving on white laid paper; Sheet: 12.7 x 12.4 cm (5 x 4 7/8 in.) Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1942-36-33

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Fragile Beasts.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2D9Ur/
Accession Number 1942-36-33
Object ID 18565593