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Etienne Delaune

Associated Names
Etienne Delaune

Artist, French, 1518/1519 - 1583

This is a drawing with an ornamental design featuring human figures and floral motifs. It has a symmetrical layout with human figures on opposite sides of an oval cartouche. The inscription in the cartouche reads "STEPHANUS DE LAVNE INVENTOR EXCIDEBAT ANNO D 1573 IN ARGENTINA." Above the inscription, there is a mask-like face with scrolls and plant motifs. The lower section includes two cherubic figures holding scrolls. The illustration showcases a mixture of human and vegetal forms in a decorative arrangement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 5.7 × 4.3 cm (2 1/4 × 1 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3398

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 397

  • Series Title

    Various Ornament Subjects [R.D. 397-403]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

Wikidata ID

Q64955808

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