One Large and Two Smaller Strapwork Pendants

Mignot employed the intaglio engraving process, incising the design into a copper plate with a burin before inking and pressing it onto paper. The work is characterized by fine, parallel hatching that creates tonal variation, while the crisp outlines convey the intricate strapwork typical of late‑Renaissance ornamentation.

The print functioned as a design proposal for metal craftsmen who would cast the pendants for use in grand domestic or ecclesiastical spaces. Such ornamental prints were common in the late sixteenth century, serving both as pattern books for artisans and as visual records of contemporary decorative tastes.