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

Jan Collaert I

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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