Three Brooches Side by Side, 1536
Heinrich Aldegreverexpand_more
Engravingexpand_more
Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrusexpand_more 2015.93.50
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Heinrich Aldegrever devoted a third of his 300 or so engravings to ornament. This sheet exemplifies the Renaissance impulse toward symmetry and crowding. Goldsmiths would have freely recombined these foliated elements to suit their customers’ tastes.
Details
- Title
- Three Brooches Side by Side
- Artist Life
- 1502–after 1555/61
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.93.50
- Provenance
- [Christopher Mendez, London; sold to Andrus]; John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn.; by descent to his daughters, Elizabeth, Katie, and Julie; gave to MIA, 2015. Earlier provenances have been gathered, but further research will increase our knowledge of their histories.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Bartsch 258 (vol. 8, p. 440); New Hollstein 258 (only state)
- Curator Approved
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