Artist: Etienne Delaune (1519 - 1583)
Nationality: French
Movement:
Media: Gold- and silver-smith, Medalist, Printmaking, Drawing, Design
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Biography:
Etienne Delaune first worked under King Henry II and produced many designs for the decorative art in France. In 1546, he worked as a goldsmith in Paris and became the king’s chief medallist in 1552. Despite being removed from the latter occupation, Delaune continued to design King Henry’s parade armor. In 1557, he took up engraving and began with twelve plates that illustrated the Old Testament. He also made many ornamental designs for jewelry and pictorial engravings. Because of his Protestant faith, Delaune left Paris in 1572 when the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre occurred and the French government ordered the murdering of the Huguenots. He settled in Strasbourg until he could return to Paris in 1580.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (100)
Click the artwork titles below to see actual examples of artwork or works of art relevant to works by Etienne Delaune.

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Etienne Delaune Africa Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Asia Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Mercury Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Seated woman 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Famine Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Peace Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Europe Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune War (set of four engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One of Two ornaments, oval Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One of Two ornaments, oval Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Moral Allegories (15 from the set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Moral Allegories (set of 20 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Ornament with Minerva Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Lot and his daughters. From a Set of eleven scenes from the Old Testament Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Combat d'Enfants Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from History of Apollo and Diana (set of six engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from History of Apollo and Diana (set of six engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune War. From: Peace, Abundance, War and Famine (set of four engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from History of Apollo and Diana (set of six engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from History of Apollo and Diana (set of six engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from History of Apollo and Diana (set of six engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from History of Apollo and Diana (set of six engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Plate M from set of moral allegories Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Hagar and the Angel. From a Set of eleven scenes from the Old Testament Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune David and Goliath. From a Set of eleven scenes from the Old Testament Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Elijah fed by the Ravens. From a Set of eleven scenes from the Old Testament Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune The Sacrifice of Abraham. From a Set of eleven scenes from the Old Testament Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Abraham and the three angels. From a Set of eleven scenes from the Old Testament Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Laban and Jacob. From a Set of eleven scenes from the Old Testament Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Famine. From: Peace, Abundance, War and Famine (set of four engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Peace. From: Peace, Abundance, War and Famine (set of four engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Abundance. From: Peace, Abundance, War and Famine (set of four engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Combat d'Annibal et de Scipion Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Combat de Pyrrhus et de Troile Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Combat d'Achille et d'Hector Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Combats and triumphs: Victory (7 from a series of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Jacob wrestling with the Angel. From a Set of eleven scenes from the Old Testament Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune The Meeting of Jacob and Rachel. From a Set of eleven scenes from the Old Testament Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Combats and triumphs: The Triumph of Bacchus (7 from a series of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Combats and triumphs: Warriors in Combat (7 from a series of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Combats and triumphs: Triumphal Procession (7 from a series of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune The Prophet of Judas, killed by a lion. From a Set of eleven scenes from the Old Testament Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune One from Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Combats and triumphs: Eight hunters in fight with animals (7 from a series of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Minerva. From Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Samson setting fire to the wheat of the Philistines. From a Set of eleven scenes from the Old Testament Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Theology. From Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Geometry. From Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Arithmetic. From Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Grammar. From Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Rhetoric. From Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Astronomy. From Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Physics?. From Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Music. From Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Knowledge/Wisdom?. From Minerva, Wisdom and the Principal Sciences (set of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Combats and triumphs: Eight Satyrs and Centaurs fighting to abduct women (7 from a series of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Etienne Delaune Combats and triumphs: Foot soldiers and horsemen in savage battle (7 from a series of 12 engravings) Engraving 16th century
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Shield of Henry II of France, ca. 1555 Probably after designs by Étienne Delaune (1518-19–1583)French
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Armor for Henry II of France, ca. 1555 After designs by Étienne Delaune (1518-19–1583)French (Paris)Steel,
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Leonard Baskin Etienne Delaune, third plate in the book, Icones librorum artifices ([Leeds, Mass.]: Gehenna Press, 1988) color etching 1988
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Etienne Le Roy Fredericus II 19th century
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Erneste Etienne Narjot Mr. Friant oil on canvas 1883
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Mantel Clock
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Erneste Etienne Narjot The Friant Sisters oil on canvas 1889
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Anonymous Etienne Marchand 19th century
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Louis A. Toussaint Saint-Etienne-du-Mont etching 19th century

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Further Artwork and Information:

Etienne Delaune Online
Étienne Delaune (Getty Museum)
WIEM: Delaune Charles Etienne
Etienne Delaune (1519 - 1583) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Etienne Delaune / Combat dEnfants / 16th century
Etienne Delaune / Ornament with Minerva / 16th century
Bulletin 26, Étienne Delaune, Poetic Works of Jean Vatel 1576
myArmoury.com
Destruction of Pharoahs Army (Getty Museum)
artnet.com: Resource Library: Delaune, Etienne

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