Plate 4, from Livre de bijouterie (Book of Designs for Goldsmiths and Jewelers), Léonard Thiry, Flemish, 1550, Rosso Fiorentino, Italian,1494 - 1540, René Boyvin, French, 1525 - 1625, Paul de la Houve, French, 1575 - 1643, Engraving on paper, Design for two pendants. At left, a merman and mermaid recline on two squares. Above, strapwork with masks and a central oval tablet with mythological scene. Below, a garland of beads and three drop pearls. At right, a pair of putti and pair of sphinxes flank a central gem. Below, horned masks, two drop pearls and a central tassel., France, ca. 1570

---

Size: 4978px × 4033px
Location:
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: &, -, 4, 1494, 1525, 1540, 1550, 1570, 1575, 1625, 1643, albums, beads, bijouterie, book, books, bound, boyvin, ca, central, de, design, designs, drop, engraving, fiorentino, flank, flemish, france, french, garland, gem, goldsmiths, horned, houve, italian, jewelers, la, left, livre, masks, mermaid, merman, mythological, oval, pair, paper, paul, pearls, pendants, plate, print, putti, recline, rené, rosso, scene, sphinxes, squares, strapwork, tablet, tassel, thiry, éonard