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THEODOR DE BRY. A Couple Shaking Hands, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler

A Couple Shaking Hands, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler. Artist: Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528-1598 Frankfurt). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 5 13/16 in. (6.7 × 14.7 cm). Date: 1580-1600.
Framed in an oval at center, a man, at left, and woman, at right, shake hands, while a putto pours water over their hands and into a basin decorated with a grotesque mask. The oval is surrounded by symmetrical ornamental design with a pair of birds at the upper left and upper right. At the left and right edge, segmented ovals with the artist's signature. Associated with the series, Grotisch fur alle Kunstler, consisting of four plates.
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Title:
A Couple Shaking Hands, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler
Caption:
A Couple Shaking Hands, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler. Artist: Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528-1598 Frankfurt). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 5 13/16 in. (6.7 × 14.7 cm). Date: 1580-1600. Framed in an oval at center, a man, at left, and woman, at right, shake hands, while a putto pours water over their hands and into a basin decorated with a grotesque mask. The oval is surrounded by symmetrical ornamental design with a pair of birds at the upper left and upper right. At the left and right edge, segmented ovals with the artist's signature. Associated with the series, Grotisch fur alle Kunstler, consisting of four plates.
Technique/material:
engraving
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
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Image size:
4708 x 2149 px | 28.9 MB
Print size:
39.9 x 18.2 cm | 15.7 x 7.2 in (300 dpi)