Design for a Pendant Combined with Sirens and Dragonflies
Daniel Mignot
1616
Medium
Blackwork and Engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 5 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (15 x 10.5 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.7.29
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
PendantsDragonflies
About the Artist
Daniel Mignot · 1593–1616
Daniel Mignot (active 1593–1616) was a French goldsmith and engraver who flourished in the prosperous German city of Augsburg, a hub for ornamental metalwork during the late Renaissance. Presumably of Huguenot origins, he relocated from France amid religious tensions, establishing himself as a specialist in intricate jewelry designs. His early life remains not well documented, with no records of s...