Design for a Knife Handle with a Scene from the Book of Tobit

1580–1600

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Design for a knife handle with a scenes from the Book of Tobit in an oval at center, showing two kneeling figures before a canopied bed in an interior on a blackwork background with grotesques, including two winged mermaids at bottom. Flanking the central design, biblical texts on blades with alternate finials above. From a series of twelve plates.

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Title: Design for a Knife Handle with a Scene from the Book of Tobit
Artist: Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
Date: 1580–1600
Medium: Engraving and blackwork
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 3/16 × 4 11/16 in. (13.2 × 11.9 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Gift of Lucien Goldschmidt, 1977
Object Number: 1977.558.9
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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