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Habitus praecipuorum populorum, tam virorum quam foeminarum singulari arte depicti

Woodcut
1577 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodcut, coloured by hand, depicting a Turkish woman seated cross-legged, wearing blue robes, on a yellow carpet. Lettered with title in Latin, a descriptive verse in German, and numbered.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Habitus praecipuorum populorum, tam virorum quam foeminarum singulari arte depicti (series title)
  • Ita Super Tapetes Domi Ornatae sedent ditiores foeminae Turcicae. CCVII. (Thus at home the richer Turkish women sit adorned on carpets) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodcut, coloured by hand
Brief description
Illustration by Jost Amman depicting a wealthy Turkish woman sitting on an adorned carpet, from a set of 219 woodcuts entitled 'Habitus praecipuorum populorum, tam virorum quam foeminarum singulari arte depicti'. German School, 1577.
Physical description
Woodcut, coloured by hand, depicting a Turkish woman seated cross-legged, wearing blue robes, on a yellow carpet. Lettered with title in Latin, a descriptive verse in German, and numbered.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.2cm
  • Width: 18.3cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.52

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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