Titlepage, from "Septem Psalmi Davidici" (Seven Psalms of David)
Titlepage to the series "Septem Psalmi Davidici". The print shows a strapwork cartouche with the title information. A large part of the print has been covered with blue paint and decorated with fleurs-de-lis in gold. This decoration covers the original inscriptions which indicated that this is in fact the second edition of the series. The edge of the print has been traced in gold paint.
Artwork Details
- Title: Titlepage, from "Septem Psalmi Davidici" (Seven Psalms of David)
- Series/Portfolio: Septem Psalmi Davidici
- Calligrapher: Melchior Model (German, born Munich, active Antwerp, ca. 1594–1608)
- Engraver: Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix (Netherlandish, ca. 1553–1619 Antwerp)
- Publisher: Pierre Firens I (Flemish, Antwerp 1580–1638 Paris)
- Published in: Antwerp
- Date: 1608
- Medium: Engraving, contemporary coloring
- Dimensions: Sheet: 6 3/16 × 4 5/16 in. (15.7 × 11 cm)
- Classifications: Albums, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
- Object Number: 53.601.18(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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