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René Boyvin
Designs for Two Ornamental Cases for Knivesmid-16th century

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting two highly ornamented decorative objects with figural caryatids, grotesque masks, scrollwork, and tiered superstructures, rendered in fine crosshatched lines

René Boyvin, Designs for Two Ornamental Cases for Knives, mid-16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
René Boyvin
Title
Designs for Two Ornamental Cases for Knives
Place Made
France
Date Made
mid-16th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 3/8 × 5 3/4 in. (13.65 × 14.61 cm) Image: 4 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (12.07 × 13.02 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.308
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Robert-Dumesnil. Le peintre-graveur francais: ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravées par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'école française. Paris: G. Waree, etc., 1835-71.