Tree with Crown and Two Birds

16th century

Italian 16th Century

Associated Names
Italian 16th Century

Artist

This is a drawing of an ornate, stylized tree with two birds perched on its branches. The artwork depicts a symmetrical design featuring a tree at the center with intricately rendered leaves and two birds facing each other. Above the tree is a cartouche containing a crest with geometric patterns, surrounded by decorative motifs. The bottom of the image includes some stylized text elements, though the text is hard to decipher and appears to be part of the decorative design. The piece is bordered with a patterned frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.1 × 17.8 cm (10 11/16 × 7 in.)
    overall: 27.1 × 20.3 cm (10 11/16 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Pierre Berès, Paris); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1949; gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

Wikidata ID

Q65070330