Quatrefoil Design in Blackwork, from Varii Generis Opera Aurifabris Necessaria, Paul Birckenhultz, ca. 1600

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Quatrefoil Design in Blackwork, from Varii Generis Opera Aurifabris Necessaria, ca. 1600, Engraving and blackwork, Sheet: 1 13/16 × 1 1/2 in. ( × cm), Paul Birckenhultz (1561–1639), Ornamental design in quatrefoil at center, with eight-pointed floral shape in the middle, flanked by a bird at left and at right with an insect at upper left of quatrefoil. In the black background, grotesques with putti heads at lower left and right, and dragons at upper left and right

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Size: 4004px × 5206px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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