Captain of Wisdom
Captain of Wisdom
from Design for Richly Ornamented Dish with Medallion
1577 - 1578
engraving on paper
diameter (plate): 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Theodor de Bry
(Liège, Flanders [now Belgium], 1528 - 1598, Frankfurt, Germany)
CULTURE OR GROUP:
German
OBJECT NAME:
engravings (prints)
MARKS:
signed in the plate: THE DE BRI.F.ET.EX
CREDIT LINE:
Museum Purchase though the Robert and Sonia Carringer Art Acquisition Fund
OBJECT NUMBER:
2020-11-1
IMAGE USE:
Open Access Image
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NOT CURRENTLY ON VIEW
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Sheet
DIMENSIONS
- primary object, diameter (plate): 4 3/4 in. (12.07 cm)
- diameter (plate), diameter (plate): 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
PORTFOLIO LIST
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