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Antverpiae apvd Theodor Gallaevm cvm privilegio

Jewellery Design
1604 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hans Collaert made many designs for pendants and other jewellery during the second half of the 16th century. This series of ten pendant designs by Collaert was published first by Hans I Liefrinck before 1573 and later by Theodoor Galle, after Collaert’s death. The ten pendants in this collection are accompanied by designs for buttons or earrings and set against a grey background. Five of the pendants contain a mythological figure in a niche. With the exception of the title plate, the ones that lack these figures are probably verso designs for similar pendants, though no two outlines in the suite are the same. The jewellery that would result from these designs was probably meant to be gold with bright enamel paint on the intricate design work and the figures that appear in the niches. In similar jewellery, the arabesque ornamentation around the figures was usually open and the figures themselves three dimensional.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAntverpiae apvd Theodor Gallaevm cvm privilegio (series title)
Materials and techniques
engraving
Brief description
After Hans Collaert. Design for a pendant with deity in a niche and flower arabesques. Plate from a suite of ten, including title, Flemish, 1604.
Physical description
Second state.

Pendant design in the shape of a cross with the figure of Hope before an anchor in an architectural space in the middle; the print includes a design for two separate shield-shaped ornaments, one on each side of the cross.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.9cm (cut to)
  • Width: 9.2cm (cut to)
Marks and inscriptions
"H.C" (lower left corner)
Object history
For a pendant based on this design concept and roughly contemporary to the Collaert series, see 44.441 and 44.442 in the Walter’s Art Museum collection, a piece which shows Diana and apparently based on 22766.3 in the V&A collection. For a further example of this style of design and vivid enamel work, see OA5630 in the Louvre’s collection. (F. Allitt)
Subjects depicted
Summary
Hans Collaert made many designs for pendants and other jewellery during the second half of the 16th century. This series of ten pendant designs by Collaert was published first by Hans I Liefrinck before 1573 and later by Theodoor Galle, after Collaert’s death. The ten pendants in this collection are accompanied by designs for buttons or earrings and set against a grey background. Five of the pendants contain a mythological figure in a niche. With the exception of the title plate, the ones that lack these figures are probably verso designs for similar pendants, though no two outlines in the suite are the same. The jewellery that would result from these designs was probably meant to be gold with bright enamel paint on the intricate design work and the figures that appear in the niches. In similar jewellery, the arabesque ornamentation around the figures was usually open and the figures themselves three dimensional.
Bibliographic reference
Hollstein, F.W.H., Ann Diels, Marjolein Leesberg, Arnout Balis, and Collaert. The new Hollstein Dutch & Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700 The Collaert Dynasty / comp. by Ann Diels and Marjolein Leesberg; ed. by Marjolein Leesberg and Arnout Balis. The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Ouderkerk aan den IJssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2005, part VI, nos.1634-1643.
Collection
Accession number
27857:8

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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