id:			115294
accession number:	1935.9
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1935.9
updated:		2024-08-10 14:47:50.383000

The Captain of Folly: Design for a Dish with Medallion, c. 1577–78. Theodor de Bry (Flemish, 1528–1598). Engraving; diameter: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1935.9

title:				The Captain of Folly: Design for a Dish with Medallion
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creation date:			c. 1577–78
creation date earliest:		1572
creation date latest:		1583
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creditline:			Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
copyright:			

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culture:	Flanders
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Theodor de Bry (Flemish, 1528–1598)  - artist

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measurements: Diameter: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	center, in plate: DE HOOPMAN VA NAHRHEIT / LE CAPITAINE DES FOLLIE
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Prints Accessioned in 1935
	opening date:   1936-10-14T05:00:00
	<i>Prints Accessioned in 1935</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 14-November 8, 1936).

	title:		Exhibition of Prints by the Little Masters: Prints form the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1938-03-23T05:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of Prints by the Little Masters: Prints form the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 23-April 24, 1938).

	title:		16th Century German Engravings
	opening date:   1938-12-13T05:00:00
	<i>16th Century German Engravings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1938-January 22, 1939).

	title:		Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs
	opening date:   1982-11-02T05:00:00
	<i>Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).

	title:		Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints
	opening date:   1990-08-07T04:00:00
	<i>Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 7-October 28, 1990).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Francis, Henry. "A Gift of Prints from Leonard C. Hanna, Jr." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>22, no. 3 (March 1935): 38, 43-45
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 43
	url:		jstor.org/stable/25137686

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