THEODOR DE BRY. Scene with a Feast of Love in a Circle at Center

THEODOR DE BRY (1528-1598)

Scene with a Feast of Love in a Circle at Center

Scene with a Feast of Love in a Circle at Center. Artist: Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528-1598 Frankfurt). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 7/16 × 5 9/16 in. (13.8 × 14.1 cm). Date: 1580-1600. In a circle at center, a scene with the Feast of Love in a garden with a large building in the background at right. In the forefront, five female figures and one male figure dance around a table with fruit. The male figure, at left drapes his arm around one of the female figures, while the figure at the right holds a torch. Various animals, including an eagle at lower right, a turtle at lower left, and a monkey at top center, also appear in the celebration. Around the central circle, a band with rosettes and vines growing various fruits. In the corners, inscription in Latin on ribbons.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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3737 x 3674 px | 39.3 MB

31.6 x 31.1 cm | 12.5 x 12.2 in (300 dpi)