Caption

Crane with a stone in its beak, Monastic life in emblems, print, cognizance, Representation of a crane with a stone in its beak, flying over a rock on which three small birds are sitting. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Monastic life in emblems'. The second state of this series comprises, in addition to an illustrated title page and 26 emblems, a title page and a dedication sheet, both in letterpress without illustration., printmaker: Jacques Callot, Nancy, 1621 - 1635, paper, etching, height 61 mm x width 82 mm, shore-birds and wading-birds: crane, A monochrome ink drawing showing a rocky shoreline with rounded, textured rock formations topped with tufts of grass and small plants, several small birds perched on the vegetation, and a larger bird in flight above carrying an object in its beak, all set against a pale, minimally detailed background with faint horizon and a small distant structure at the far left.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A96_495

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.8Mb (12.2Mb) / 16.9in x 12.9in / 5061 x 3855 (300dpi)

Keywords

Crane stone beak Monastic life emblems print cognizance Representation crane flying rock three small birds sitting sheet part emblem series second state series comprises addition illustrated title page 26 emblems title page dedication sheet letterpress illustration printmaker Jacques Callot Nancy 1621 - 1635 paper etching height 61 mm x width 82 mm shore-birds wading-birds monochrome ink drawing showing rocky shoreline rounded textured rock formations topped tufts grass small plants several small birds perched vegetation larger bird flight carrying object set pale minimally detailed background faint horizon small distant structure far left