
The Invention of Eyeglasses
Jan Collaert the Elder · 1525-1580
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The Invention of Eyeglasses, Jan Collaert the Elder (1600). Via artnap.com
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Why is this public domain? Jan Collaert the Elder died in 1580; this work is in the public domain.
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An engraved town street shows a spectacles seller at a counter on the left, surrounded by customers trying on glasses, while a bearded scholar writes at a desk on the right. Shops, a church and a small child in the foreground populate the scene. The print is titled The Invention of Eyeglasses and is attributed to Jan Collaert the Elder.























