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Original fileVerbindingsstuk voor gordel en collier met Apollo en Leucothea Verbindingsstukken voor gordels en colliers (serietitel)
after Hendrick Goltzius
This engraving illustrates an intricate design for a belt or necklace connector, featuring a central oval medallion framed by elaborate heart-shaped scrollwork. Inside the medallion, the figures of Apollo and Leucothea are shown together on a bed, with Apollo's lyre visible at the bottom of the scene. Three smaller matching ornamental pieces are attached via rings, showing the technical layout for a finished piece of goldsmithing.
This work represents the intersection of fine art and the decorative crafts in the late 16th century, specifically the Haarlem Mannerist style. The engraver, Theodor de Bry, later became a central figure in Western esotericism as the publisher of major Hermetic and Rosicrucian texts by authors such as Robert Fludd and Michael Maier.
de bry Fe. et excu. 4
Translation
de bry Sc. and print. 4
Ovid
The scene depicts the myth of Apollo and Leucothea from Book IV of the Metamorphoses, a primary source for Renaissance mythological allegory.
Theodor de Bry
The engraver and publisher of this print who later produced the foundational visual corpus for 17th-century Hermeticism and alchemy.
Object
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Engraving
decorative
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · CC0
http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.442408
Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
5048 × 4414 px
123a2b6fbf872a7a8168413f584c0cc99e833c26
December 25, 2019
March 23, 2026
Linked Data
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