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Circular engraved tazza design with a seated mother and child in a central medallion, surrounded by scrollwork, nude figures, and lettered inscriptions.

Design for an Engraved Tazza with an Allegory of Charity

A circular engraved design framed by dense scrollwork, grotesque masks, and reclining nude figures, with lettered inscriptions running around the rim. At the centre, a seated mother holds a child beside a small attendant figure, while a crowded scene fills the lower medallion below.

Artist
Theodor de Bry
Date
ca. 1588
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2154 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1593).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Diseño para una tazza grabada con alegoría de la Caridad

Un diseño circular grabado enmarcado por una densa ornamentación de volutas, máscaras grotescas y figuras desnudas reclinadas, con inscripciones en letras que recorren el borde. En el centro, una madre sentada sostiene a un niño junto a una pequeña figura acompañante, mientras una escena concurrida llena el medallón inferior.

Português: Desenho para uma tazza gravada com alegoria da Caridade

Um desenho circular gravado, emoldurado por densa ornamentação de volutas, máscaras grotescas e figuras nuas reclinadas, com inscrições em letras que percorrem a borda. No centro, uma mãe sentada segura uma criança ao lado de uma pequena figura auxiliar, enquanto uma cena movimentada preenche o medalhão inferior.

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