Floral and Ornamental Designs

Decorative prints featuring intricate floral patterns, cherubs, and ornamental elements, showcasing the elegance and craftsmanship typical of Baroque art.

Oval cartouche with Hercules in fight with a Centaur, Johannes or Lucas van Doetechum, after Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1565 - 1571 print At the bottom left and bottom right is a man on his knees in front of a temple, in which a sacrifice smokes in a statue of God. There is a peacock on the cartouche. From series of title page + 16 magazines with cartouches or architecture fantasies with a performance in a frame of grotes' with fable being, animals, garlands, trophies and mascarons. Netherlands (possibly) paper etching

Rand decoration with an oval on the left and two putti on the right, after 1611 - c. 1656 print Passionate copy to prints (title page and leaf 3) from the Severe Eenvige Fruits and Spitsen series. There are two swans above the oval. The putti are in an edge of leaf vines, there are two rabbits among them. From series of sheets on which two motifs can be seen next to each other, supplemented with birds, insects, flower pots and sometimes an ornamental edge with tifles and animals. France (possibly) paper engraving birds. cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings. fantasy ornament

Rolling along a Fries, 1538 - 1598 print A tire of rolling work runs throughout the length throughout the length. A mascaron hangs in the middle, which is flanked by successively a bird with a sateerkop, a sitting man and a vase with a flower. One of two magazines from a series of 4. paper engraving scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament. vase ~ ornament. mask, mascaron ~ ornament

Design for Ornamental Ceiling Ornamental Fillet with Six Different Designs for Ceilings Ornamentales Tableau mit vier Zwickeln und halbem Mittel-Medaillon, darüber Ornamentfries. 1501 - 1600. Hopfer, Daniel, 1470-1536. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Plate 13, from Diverses pièces de serruriers (Various Designs for Locksmiths), Hugues Brisville, French, active ca. 1663, Gabriel Ladame, French, active ca. 1645 - 1668, Pierre Mariette II, French, 1634 - 1716, Engraving on laid paper, Vertical rectangle showing escutcheon surrounded by interlacing arabesques. At top, the head of a man and woman whose bodies terminate in acanthus leaves., France, 1662, albums (bound) & books, Print, Print

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Oval cartouche with Hercules in fight with a Centaur, Johannes or Lucas van Doetechum, after Hans Vredeman de Vries, 1565 - 1571 print At the bottom left and bottom right is a man on his knees in front of a temple, in which a sacrifice smokes in a statue of God. There is a peacock on the cartouche. From series of title page + 16 magazines with cartouches or architecture fantasies with a performance in a frame of grotes' with fable being, animals, garlands, trophies and mascarons. Netherlands (possibly) paper etching

Rand ornament with two putti on seahorses, 1618 print From series of title page and 11 magazines. paper engraving

Forging with floral motifs; Designs for forging. The print belongs to a series of four prints.

Rocaille with poetry personification (poetry); La poetry / that close-art; The seven free arts. Poyer or poetry is in hand with a writing spring and a few foils beside Him. At Her Feet A Putto With Harp. On The Right Different Musical Instruments. At the Top Right 216 Numbered.

Goldsmiths' Bouquet, from Livre de Toutes Sorte de Feuilles Pour Servir a l'Art d'Orfeburie 1627 Jacques Caillard French Goldsmiths' bouquet with decorative flowers and peapod elements growing from bottom center. Plate 5 from a series of six plates by Caillard, published by Briot in Paris in 1627. Another edition was published in Paris in 1629, as well as a series of reverse copies in Dutch, engraved by Willem Hondius and published in 1628.. Goldsmiths' Bouquet, from Livre de Toutes Sorte de Feuilles Pour Servir a l'Art d'Orfeburie 425443

Ornament with mascaron and horns of plenty ..

François Collignon after Stefano Della Bella, Cartouche, probably 1646 Cartouche

Print (France)

Leaf Ornament with Lilies of the Valley Albrecht Altdorfer German. Leaf Ornament with Lilies of the Valley 430144

Two Frisians, the upper with three hares, Michiel le Blon, c. 1611 - c. 1625 print The hare has caught a dog. In the lower frieze there is a vase with a unicorn on both sides. Amsterdam (possibly) paper engraving

Candle bable with leaf raft. Flat decoration with a candelaber from which leaf raft come, and a mask as a pedestal.

France, Boyvin, René, Hogenberg, Jean, Herfst, In the middle below a squatting satyr vomits into a bowl., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 183 mm, width 145 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1600, 16th century, 16e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1525 - 1598, after print by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Vlechtwerk Met teich; New-Invented Foliage and Bandl Werk.BRAID with leaf motifs. Right A Woman's Face in A Shell Shape

Mascaron with wings, some of which ends in fish heads, Christoph Jamnitzer, 1573 - 1610 print On the head of the mascaron is a plateau on which an elephant stands. Leaf from a series of flat decorations with grotesken, cartouches, oval, mascarons, putti and fantastic creatures. The series consists of three title magazines, two text magazines with the assignment and the preface and 60 magazines, spread over three books. Germany (possibly) paper etching

Leaf rank with a Sater who embraces a nymph; Gifted aerethian moriss. Leaf 6 from series with Dutch on-sided reduced copies of the Disegnii series Varii di Polifilo Zancarli.

Randdecoratie met bladranken en drie zeedieren; Spitsen en randen.Obachiep-sided copy to the blades 6 and 7 from the Somige Somed Single Fruits and Spiers. Among the bottom is an owl, above it hangs a crab. From series blades on which two motifs can be seen side by side, supplemented with birds, insects, flower pots and sometimes an ornamental border with tendrils and animals.

Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 8). Artist: After Georges Reverdy (French, active Lyon, 1529-57); After Jacob Floris (1524-1581). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)Plate: 5 1/8 × 11 13/16 in. (13 × 30 cm)Overall: 8 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (21 × 27 cm). Publisher: Carlo Losi (Italian, 1757- after 1805). Date: 1773.Page from an album with 54 prints, 40 of which come from a series published by Carlo Losi in Rome in 1773. For some reason often overlooked, these prints actually reproduce16th-century designs attributed to the enigmatic French artist Georges Reverdy and the better-known Netherlandish artist Jacob Floris. All copies are in reverse. In some cases they are combined with the originals in this album. Several pages in the album are empty, indicating that some prints may have been taken out at some point. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Leaf rank with flowers and a dragon left; Gifted aerethian moriss. The dragon bites a man in his back.

Ornament with Two Couples of Satyrs 1549 Heinrich Aldegrever German. Ornament with Two Couples of Satyrs 399020

Grotesque vase with cartilage plant, leaf from the "Neuw Grottensken book". .

Siercan with bird head, Balthasar Sigmund Setletzky, After Christian Friedrich Rudolph, 1705 - 1771 print A decorative jug with rocaille ornaments and a bird head. Around the can a rocaille frame with dragon and rocailles. Publishing number 20. Augsburg paper etching jar, jug (used as drinking-vessel). birds

Rome, Parisino, Agostino, Bologna, Mitelli, Cartouches par Mitelli, Cartouches, Cartouche with ornamental heads, shell and rocailles, between caryatids, verso - stamped, A cartouche with ornamental heads and a shell between rocailles, flanked on either side by a caryatid with a basket of fruit on her head. The print is part of an album., print, picture, album sheet, ornamental print, prints, pictures, height 250 mm, width 167 mm, 1609 - 1660-08-02, print maker, printmaker, 1636 - 1636, paper, etching, etchings, Publication (Event), Publication, Italian, publisher

Seed beads and flowers; Cartouches; Cartouches par mitelli. Above an ornament with seed beads, branches and flowers. Under a frieze of curly branches and flowers. The print is part of an album.

Three claw pieces and three swim pieces; Das other Buech Germacht Auff Die Zway Colons, Corinthia und Composita. Three segments with a total of three half-claw pieces and three half swim pieces, decorated with cartouches, fittings, grotesken and garlands. A child on every shrike piece. The print is part of an album.

Striker with ranks, empty coat of arms and a snail, Hans Janssen, 1631 print Possibly a leaf from series with decorations for silver cups. paper etching ornaments ~ art. foliage ~ ornament. coat of arms (symbol of sovereignty). molluscs: snail

Design for a Frieze Decorated With a Palmette and Tendrils (recto); Two Designs for a Rosette (verso) 1652-1725 Giovanni Battista Foggini Italian. Design for a Frieze Decorated With a Palmette and Tendrils (recto); Two Designs for a Rosette (verso) 346354

Rocals Met Putto a door, Emanel Eyele, Nozer XAver Hervelman, 1731 - 1775 print Five rocaille ornaments, with a putto with animal in the middle. Publishing number 98. Augsburg paper etching Rocaille Ornament. Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Tendrils Met Vogels, Israhel van Meckenem, After Martin Schongauer, 1455 - 1503 print Branch with leaves between which birds. Bocholt (Germany) paper engraving plants; vegetation (+ ornamental variants of plants)

Quarter of List of Leaves and Flowers, 1866 print List of which some leaves run into heads of fantasy animals. The inner edge of the list is decorated with a motif of flowers and leaves. At the top left: 1re partie, at the top right: A. N ° 6.a., bottom right: 99. Liège paper

Print (France)

Horizontal Panel with a Bird, from Varii Generis Opera Aurifabris Necessaria. Artist: Paul Birckenhultz (1561-1639). Dimensions: Sheet: 1 3/8 × 2 in. (3.5 × 5.1 cm). Date: ca. 1600.Ornamental frieze with a bird bending right at center, surrounded by foliate scrolls. The bird holds the end of one of the tendrils in its curved beak. From a series of six plates with horizontally hatched backgrounds. According to Berliner, the backgrounds of the plates in this series were further darkened at a later date. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ornament met twee putti.Frisian with a tuft of leaf rights in the middle. Left and right is a putto with a horn.

Cartouche with arabesks between two Cararians with fruit baskets on the head, 1636 print print maker: ItalyItalypublisher: Bologna paper etching foliage ~ ornament. ornament ~ cartouche. caryatids ~ architecture

Copy of Leaf Ornament with Lilies of the Valley after Albrecht Altdorfer German. Copy of Leaf Ornament with Lilies of the Valley 430146

Two Frisians, 1866 print At the top a Frisian with two children and two samples that come from leaf vines, a Frisian with leaf vines and legumes at the bottom. At the top left it is: 1re partie, at the top right: A. N ° 22., bottom right: 100. Liège paper

Dolphin supported by four children and a triton; Disegni Varii. The body of the Triton runs out in a leaf drink with flowers. From series of 10 sheets with designs for vertical panels with leaf refrences, figures and animals.

Five fantastic animals; Das Neuw Grottesken Buch Nürnberg 1610; Leaf of the "Neu Grotesken Buch" 1610. In the middle a kind of insect with scissors are caught a fish. Leaf from a series of flat decorations with grotesken, cartouches, ovals, mascarons, putti and fantastic beings. The series consists of three title sheets, two text sheets with the assignment and the preface and 60 sheets, spread over three books.

Rocalas, emanuel eaull (POSSIBLY), after Mr.Aver xaver Herveln, 1731 - 1775 print Six rocaille ornaments with leaf motifs. Publishing number 301. Augsburg paper etching Rocaille Ornament

Print (France)

Various Designs of Strapwork and Grotesque Figures (recto); Grotesques with Term Figures (verso). Artist: attributed to Andrés de Melgar (Spanish, documented S. Domingo de la Calzada, died after 1554). Dimensions: 13-1/4 x 8-3/4 in. (33.7 x 22.2 cm). Date: ca. 1545-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Aldegrever, Heinrich, Germany, Vase from which leaf tendrils emerge, verso bottom center - handwritten, Surface decoration with a vase from which leaf tendrils emerge that curl symmetrically over the leaf in two volutes. Two flowers hang in the center of each volute., print, embossing, ornamental print, prints, 21, height 40 mm, width 63 mm, German, 1502 - 1561, print maker, printmaker, 1532 - 1532, second quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Naked man and sitting man with leaf raft; Neues Romanisches Laubwerck Büchlein. On the left is a naked man on an acanthus drink with a urn in a shell shape above his head. Right half a cartouche on a pedestal, on the corner of the pedestal is a bearded man with a stick. Leaf 3 from series of 6 sheets.

Floral and Acanthus Leaf Design, Alexis Peyrotte, French, 1699-1769, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695-1772, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695-1772, Etcher on white laid paper, Large ornament design consisting of swirling acanthus leaves, known as raffle leaves, forming C and S scrolls. Amongst the leaves are clusters of flowers with their natural foliage., Paris, France, 1740, ornament, Print, Print

Four peasant figures and a dog in an ornamental frame, c. 1602 - c. 1670 print paper engraving / etching

Ornament with mascaron and torches ..

Frisian with leaf drink and leaf; Frisians with leaf refranks.Repeating a leaf rank with garland from fruit.

Three chucks and three switch fills; Das other Buech Germacht Auff Die Zway Colons, Corinthia und Composita. Three segments with three half-claw pieces and three half switch fills, decorated with batter, grotesken and garlands. The print is part of an album.

Flower ornament with vase and human heads ..

Two stylized Acanthus leaves, Anonymous, After Johann Leonhard Eisler, 1726 - 1734 print Two acanthus leaves curls in the opposite direction. Nuremberg paper etching acanthus ~ ornament

Sater, eagle and two putti between leaf refrences; Frisians with leaf refines.

Copy of series with the same title, published by Michiel le Blon. Sheet 8 from series of 14 sheets with examples for engraved decoration borders of beakers in the form of triangles consisting of tendrils, Schweifwerk, garlands with putti, animals, birds and masks, Spire of Schweifwerk Somige Eenvoldige Vruchten en Spitsen (series title), Michiel le Blon, print maker: anonymous, publisher: Balthasar Caymox, Neurenberg, (possibly), after 1611 - 1635, paper, engraving, h 81 mm × w 103 mm

Composition with forged putti, Gottfried Stein, After Jean Berain (Le Vieux), 1697 - 1724 print A decorative composition with braid and in the middle an arcade with busts and a trophy of weapons. Under the arcade are two forged putti worn by a therm. On the left and right, putti are on garlands, monkeys fluctuate them back and forth. This includes two pairs of Sater men and women. At the bottom are three pairs of sphinxes on either side of two goats with braid. Augsburg paper etching frequently used ornamental compositions. forging (industrial process). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Rocaille picture frame with basket with flowers. Picture frame with rocaille ornaments, garlands, a basket with flowers and floral motifs. Publisher number 146.

Cartouche. Dated: probably 1646. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: François Collignon after Stefano Della Bella.

Tweat Dazis, Hubert World Sourceus, No Artus Source-Source (i), 1799 print Image on the left with the theme of air, image on the right with the theme of water. Magazine CI.N.I. Page D 3 in the editions of 1663 & 1668. Leaf from the third edition. Amsterdam paper etching

Bound Print, Two Quarters of a Ceiling; Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Print Maker: Carl Albert von Lespilliez (German, 1723 - 1796); Germany; etching and engraving on paper; 19 × 27.6 cm (7 1/2 × 10 7/8 in.)

Ten Motives, Pieter Schenk (I), After Claude Simonin, 1692 print Roastmakers pieces, including with the award -winning French royal weapon and the weapon of Louvois. Leaf from series of 8 blades. print maker: Amsterdamafter design by: France (possibly)publisher: Amsterdam paper engraving

Peace and war sitting under four ornaments, c. 1866 - c. 1900 print At the top left are peace and war on a pedestal, on the right a fountain is depicted with a putto that a swan carries at the top. Bottom right: 21. Paris paper

Augsburg, Hertel, Johann Georg (I), Habermann, Franz Xaver, Frames, verso - stamped, Two frames with rocaille ornaments and leaf motifs. Publisher number 186., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 193 mm, width 300 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1731 - 1775, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, German, 1721 - 1796, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1695 - 1775, publisher

Two Frisians. At the top of a frieze with two children and two samples that come from leaf rights, down a frieze with leaf raft and legumes. Top left is: 1re Partie, top right: A. n ° 22., Bottom right: 100.

Print (France)

Two jewels in two cartouches, 1650 - 1709 print Passionate copies to designs by François Lefebvre: left to RP-P-1956-431, right to RP-P-1961-93. From series consisting of a title page and 4 blades, each with designs for jewelry in an ornamental edge of festons, leaves, flowers and horns of abundance. Amsterdam paper engraving hare-hunting, rabbit-hunting

Ornament. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master T. F.

Three Frisians with leaf vines and two motifs, Anthonie de Winter, After C. de Moelder, 1696 print On the upper Frisians is the head of a saat. Page III.D.10 from third series of 12 sheets with ornaments for gold and silversmiths. Copies to C. de Moelder and others. Amsterdam paper engraving

Aldegrever, Heinrich, Germany, Plane decoration with foliate scrolls and grotesques, verso bottom center - handwritten, Plane decoration with a vase from which symmetrically arranged foliate scrolls emerge. In the center a cartouche and a mask., print, engraving, ornamental print, prints, 25, height 146 mm, width 51 mm, German, 1502 - 1561, print maker, printmaker, 1552 - 1552, third quarter 16th century, paper, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Oval Pendant or Case and Two Bezel Designs. Dimensions: Plate: 3 3/16 x 4 5/16 in. (8.1 x 11 cm). Printmaker: Giovanni Battista Costantini (Italian, active 1615-1628). Date: 1622.Print from a series of six with goldsmith's designs in blackwork. This print shows designs for three elements of goldsmith's work, placed in a seascape with fantastical water creatures. In the center an oval design for a case or pendant is presented. It is surrounded by a slim cartouche made up out of leaves and masks. On the top of the page, two figures sprout forward from the plant shoots. They each hold up a bezel design. On the bottom of the page, a seascape is shown with fantastical water creatures and sirens. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Israhel van Meckenem's 'High Filling with Hops and Many Animals' is a late 15th-century copper engraving depicting a dense ornamental composition of hops plants interspersed with various animals.

Ein new Modelbuch..., page 5 (recto) October 22, 1524 Johann Schönsperger the Younger German Published by Johann Schӧnsperger the Younger, Zwickau.From top to bottom, and left to right:Design composed of 2 vertical columns. Left column is decorated with coiling branches of leaves and acorns, which are connected in pairs by horizontal bands. Right column is decorated with 2 intertwining branches of leaves.. Ein new Modelbuch..., page 5 (recto) 665855

Nuremberg, Weigel, widow Johann Christoph, Eisler, Johann Leonhard, Gründliche Anweisung unter schidlicher Art Laub Werck, Examples of leaf types, Two stylized acanthus leaves, verso - stamped, Two acanthus leaves curl in opposite directions., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 148 mm, width 232 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1726 - 1734, paper, papier

Print, Plate 28, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book); Designed by Christoph Jamnitzer (German, 1563 - 1618); Germany; engraving on laid paper; Platemark: 14.8 × 18.9 cm (5 13/16 × 7 7/16 in.) 18.5 × 23 cm (7 5/16 × 9 1/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)

New Modelbüch allen Nägerin u. Sydenstickern (Page 24r). Designer: Hans Hoffman (German, active Strasbourg, 1556). Dimensions: Overall: 7 5/16 x 5 5/16 in. (18.5 x 13.5 cm). Publisher: Jacob Frölich , Strassburg. Date: 1556.Designed by Hans Hoffman (German, active Strasbourg 1556) and published by Jacob Frlich, Strasbourg.Illustrated title page with Hoffman's monogram, narrative scene on verso of title page, dedication (2 pages), 49 pages of designs, page with publisher's information, and narrative scene on last page. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Leaves from a horn, c. 1500 - c. 1600 print Plat decoration with leaf vines, which come from a horn that ends in a fish head at the bottom right. Ranks that turn into the head of a dragon come out of the fish's mouth. Shaded background. Germany (possibly) paper engraving

Plate 48, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book), Christoph Jamnitzer, German, 1563 - 1618, Engraving on laid paper, Ornamental grotesque forms composed of auricular cartilage-like forms with a winged, turbaned man with bird legs and wings for arms. Above, two fantastic beasts hold garlands, and at either side, dragons., Germany, 1610, ornament, Print, Print

Pilasterfestoen with monkey, fruit, flowers and leaves between gallery and civilian hall in the town hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1655 print Pilasterfestoen with a monkey, fruit, flowers and leaves for one of the pilasters of one of the four arches between the galleries and the Burgerzaal in the town hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. On the left the upper part, the bottom right. At the bottom of the middle: S. paper etching / engraving ornament ~ festoon, garland. fruits and vegetables ~ ornament. monkeys, apes Burgerzaal. City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808)

Franciscus Gonzaga and Karel IX of France, Johann Georg Pintz, After Jeremias Wachsmuth, 1721 - 1756 print Two rocaille frames. On the left an eagle in a wreath of palm branches. Above and below the show The texts Franciscus Gonzaga Cardinalis, Bella Gerant Alü. On the right is a putto with laurel wreath two columns. There are an arc and a arrow sleeve at his feet. Above and below the show The texts Carolus IX Valesius Rex Gallia, Major Erit Hercule. Augsburg paper etching ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations). predatory birds: eagle. cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'. column, pillar ~ architecture

Stefano Della Bella, Ornamental Frieze with Letter L (Louis XIV), probably 1648 Ornamental Frieze with Letter L (Louis XIV)

Acanthus Scroll. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 17th century. Dimensions: image: 12 3/16 x 8 1/4 in. (31 x 21 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ornamental board: 3; Hell, Johann Wilhelm (1637-1709); 1664 () (1660-00-00-1670-00-00);

Upright Ornament with Two Sirens. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master of the Horse Heads.

Grotesque Ornament Drawing 17th century Anonymous, Italian, 17th century Italian. Grotesque Ornament Drawing 389334

Woman with bird in hand; SPES; Spiers. ONSABLE COPY OF PRENT WITH OBJECT NUMBER RP-P-1898-A-20102.

Vertical Panel with Scrolling Tendrils Rising from Center. Artist: Attributed to Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502-1555/1561 Soest). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (6.7 × 4.2 cm). Date: 1517-61. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rocaille ornaments Met Vogels, Franz Xaver Habermann (Possibly), after Franz Xaver Habermann, 1731 - 1775 print Rocaille ornaments with leaf motifs and two birds. Publishing number 117. Augsburg paper etching rocaille ornament. birds

Twee kandelabers, in or after 1648 print Leaf with two performances of Kandelabers. On the left a candle slor with birds and winged creatures. On the right a candle slick with helmets, birds and winged creatures. The left performance is above the right show. Together they form one Kandelaber. print maker: Italyafter drawing by: Italypublisher: Rome paper etching ornament ~ candlestick

Grotesque Panel, black chalk, pen and ink, brown, grey wash on paper, Vertical rectangle. Symmetrical scheme with slight deviations in details. A candelabrum is in the middle framed by a gaine with a winged female throax, carrying upon the head a fruit bowl, from which branch spirals spring. In these are rabbits. Bead festoons are fastened to the wings. Their other ends are carried by geese standing upon oxen. Below are lions rampant in whose mouths half figures with butterfly wings and entwined snake legs look. Framing lines above, at left, below., Italy, 1570-1600, Drawing, Drawing

Plate 23, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques), Hans Vredeman de Vries, Dutch, 1527 - ca. 1606, Jan van Doetechum the Elder, Dutch, active 1554 - ca. 1600, Lucas van Doetechum, Dutch, after 1584, Gerard de Jode, Flemish, 1509 - 1591, Etching on laid paper, Grotesque panel. In center, a nude woman balances atop a columnar pedestal, atop a stepped podium. Her arms are stretched wide, and she holds a ring in each hand. The rings are tied to the reigns of quadrigae which flank the podium., France, 1564, ornament, Print, Print

Clock and tables; Clocks and small furniture. Rocaille ornaments and clock and high side tables with rocaille base. Publisher number 99.

Frisian with leaf vines and a child, Heinrich Aldegrever, 1539 print Frisian with leaf vines, behind the stem in the middle is a child. Germany paper engraving foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament

Thistle Ornament With Wild Man. Master E. S.; German, active c. 1450-1467. Date: 1450-1468. Dimensions: 98 x 69 mm (sheet trimmed within plate mark). Engraving on paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Master E. S.

A men's and a women's head with grotesque hats and collars, Denis Boutemie, 1636 print This print is part of an album. paper engraving ornaments ~ art

Print (France)

Print, A Zoomorphic Figure and Two Male Figures sitting under a Parasol; Designed by Alexis Peyrotte (French, 1699-1769); Engraved by Gabriel Huquier (French, 1695-1772); France; etching on paper

Half of rectangular ceiling, 1634 - 1716 print With empty round in the middle. An octagonal panel with a victory figure is included in the edge. From the second edition. print maker: France (possibly)after own design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper etching

Designs for Cartouche (recto and verso). Artist: Ascribed to Bernardino Poccetti (Italian, San Marino di Valdelsa 1548-1612 Florence). Dimensions: 5 x 6 1/4 in. (12.7 x 15.9 cm). Date: 1548-1612. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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