Pear-shaped ornament design with Diana in a small temple and grotesque motifs on a black ground
Etienne Delaune French
Not on view
Engraving, part of a series of 7 pear-shaped ornament designs with grotesque motifs executed on black grounds, created by Étienne Delaune in Strasbourg in 1573. The pear shapes and size of the prints are similar to those of the fashionable jewelry of the time, suggesting that this set was very likely intended as a model for silver and goldsmiths. The design is made up of a small temple, sustained by four columbs, in the center of the print, in which stands Diana. Her right hand holds a lance and, with her left, she holds the latch of a dog that sits on her left side. A crescent moon crowns her hair. On either side of Diana is a satyr blowing a horn. On the lower part of the print is a trophy made up of sword, two horns, a quivel, and a deer head.
