Sujet

Pewter ewer, 1580-1600, (1881). Creator: W. W. McCarty.

Légende

Pewter ewer, 1580-1600, (1881). Etching of a decorative jug designed by François Briot and made in France in the late 16th century. The relief design features fruit, masks, winged horses, satyrs, and female allegorical figures representing the Cardinal Virtues. From "The South Kensington Museum", a book of engraved illustrations, with descriptions, of the works of art in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (formerly known as the South Kensington Museum). [Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, London, 1881]

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F37_005

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64,5Mo (1,7Mo) / 30,1cm x 53,7cm / 3552 x 6344 (300dpi)

Mots clés

arts pays Français La France métal livre musée décoratif La Renaissance endroit siècle cruche POIGNÉE littérature objet façonné mythologie objet façonné 19e siècle créature mythique B W 16ème siècle figure allégorique dix-neuvième siècle seizième siècle The Print Collector etching engraving Victoria & Albert Museum V&A V&A Museum Sampson Low The South Kensington Museum Marston W. W. McCarty McCarty W. W. W.W. McCarty McCarty W.W. W W McCarty WW McCarty McCarty W W McCarty WW François Briot Francois Briot Briot François Briot Francois