Print, Title plate, from Bullarum Inaurium etc. Archetypi Artificiosi Pars Altera (Pendants, Earrings, etc. Designs of the Most Skillful Nature, Part Two), 1582, Adriaen Collaert

Two pendants in the form of sea monsters hanging from bow knots. Riding on their backs are apollo and venus, respectively. Above: pars altera. Date: 1582. Dimensions: H x W: 21.1 × 14.4 cm (8 5/16 × 5 11/16 in.); ; Platemark: 17.4 × 12.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 7/8 in.). Medium: engraving on paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, Title plate, from Bullarum Inaurium etc. Archetypi Artificiosi Pars Altera (Pendants, Earrings, etc. Designs of the Most Skillful Nature, Part Two), 1582 (CH 18286021)