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Historical Ornamentation and Decor

Decorative prints featuring intricate floral motifs, ornamental medallions, and fantasy designs, showcasing baroque and renaissance influences.

Cologne, Bussemacher, Johann, Germany, Kramer, Gabriel, Architectura von den funf Seuvlen, Four panels, each with two half-crown elements, The crown elements have cartouches in the middle. Page 27 from series of title page and 28 leaves., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 286 mm, width 194 mm, - 1611, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1610, first quarter 17th century, first quarter of the 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, German - 1627, publisher
Cologne, Bussemacher, Johann, Germany, Kramer, Gabriel, Architectura von den funf Seuvlen, Four panels, each with two half-crown elements, The crown elements have cartouches in the middle. Page 27 from series of title page and 28 leaves., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 286 mm, width 194 mm, - 1611, print maker, printmaker, 1610 - 1610, first quarter 17th century, first quarter of the 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, German - 1627, publisher
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Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 48). 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.
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Tile of purple pilaster with tree trunk with curled twigs, leaves, bunches of grapes and surrounded by butterflies, tile pilaster footage fragment ceramics pottery glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Four adjoining tiles of tile pilaster originally originally one wide.
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Paris, French Crown, Chéreau, Jacques-François, Lalonde, Richard de, Berthault, A Cahier de Bordures à l'usage de la Sculpture &c, with their Profiles, Three Frames, verso - stamped, A frame with acanthus leaves in a spiral shape and two frames with leaf motifs. Verso drawing of a face., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 224 mm, width 348 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1784 - 1785, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), pencil, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1742-10-14 - 1794-05-16, publisher, uitgever van privilege
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Morceaux de Caprice (1er - 20ième Livre) (Sammelwerk, 2. Reihe). Artist: François de Cuvilliés the Younger (German, 1731-1777). Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 11 13/16 x 1 9/16 in. (44.5 x 30 x 4 cm). Engraver: Johann Gottfried Haid (German, Augsburg 1714-1776 Vienna); Georg Sigmund Roesch (German, died 1766); Carl Albert von Lespilliez (German, Nymphenburg 1723-1796 Munich). Published in: Munich. Date: 1745-56. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Two knife sheaths with allegorical scenes. Two knife sheaths with allegorical scenes, figures and white hardwood gretches on a black background, leaf from the episode "Mansches de Coutaaus Aveques Les Meremens de la Gaine etc. FAIT PAR Jo. Theodor de Bry. Neuwe Knesser hoods with DI Diss Report to divorce etc.
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Ornaments on the Roman triumphal arch in Orange, 1639; Naissance De Vouste du Petit Arc / Naissance Dela Vouste du Grand Arc. Different ornaments on the Roman triumphal arch in Orange. Signature at the bottom right: p. 28. Premier.
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Two mirror lists placed above each other with winged female busts and masks, anonymous, c. 1710 - c. 1740 drawing Venice (possibly) graphite (mineral). ink drawing
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Light bent Frisian with a mascaron in the middle, at the bottom of a narrow Frisian, Anonymous, After Balthazar van den Bos, 1550 - 1580 print Light bent Frisian, on the left with white moresken on a dark stock, on the right with dark moresken against a light background. In the middle a mascaron with a headscarf. At the bottom a narrow frieze with moresken. One of 15 magazines from a series of 23 Frisians with title page. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving mask, mascaron ~ ornament
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Decorative design with crowned W..
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Ornament. Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Piranesi Giovanni Battista, Antikes Relief (approx. 1900): View of an ancient marble relief, pl. 72. Pressure on paper, 44.4 x 31.8 cm (including scan edges) Piranesi Giovanni Battista : Antikes Relief
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Augsburg, Leopold, Joseph Friedrich, Duitsland, Baumann, David, Ein neues Buch von allerhand Gold-Arb, Dertien ontwerpen voor Sieraden en een bladhandel, Germany, Blad 5 uit serie van 17 bladen., print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 180 mm, width 270 mm, 1668 - 1726, print maker, prentmaker, 1695 - 1695, fourth quarter 17th century, vier kwart 17e eeuw, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, - 1703, after a design by from, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Roundel appliquéd to rectangular panel 15th and 17th century Italian or Spanish This fifteenth-century roundel, together with three others in the Lehman Collection (1975.1.2441, 1975.1.2442, 1975.1.2444), was appliquéd to rectangular panels of dark red velvet embroidered and couched in allover strapwork forming fleur-de-lis and leaf patterns, dating to the seventeenth century. Two of the rectangles, finished with gilt metal tape, were attached directly to an upholstered couch; the other two were made into cushions, no doubt for the same couch. Each of the roundels contains a half-length figure. All four figures hold models of churches, three of them wear bishops' miters and the fourth, a cardinal's hat. The roundels were most likel once part of an orphery band or cross on either a chasuble, or a cope, although they also could have been parts of the border of an antependium or the apparels on a dalmatic.. Roundel appliquéd to rectangular panel 460801
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A chromolithograph featuring a stone frieze decorated with horses, a rooster, and goats, along with a stone-sculpted tympanum. The work is attributed to Maurice Pillard and was published in 1897 by Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The theme revolves around decoration and ornamentation with a focus on animal forms
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Drawing, Project for a Ceiling Frieze; Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white heightening on off-white laid paper
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Mosaico Trovata nella casa del l'anno Pome. Sommer & Behles (Italian, founded 1867, dissolved 1874)
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Slightly curved Frisian with a mascaron in the middle, at the bottom of a narrow fries; Vararum Protractionum Quas Vulgo Maurusias Vocant (...); Curved ornament edge with moresken.licht bent frieze, left with white moresken on a dark floor, right with dark moresken against a light background. In the middle a mascaroon with a headscarf. At the bottom of a narrow fries with Moresken. One of 15 blades from a series of 23 Frisians with title page.
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Drawing, Design for a Frame; Style of Richard de Lalonde (French, active 1780-96); France; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on paper; 53.6 × 41.1 cm (21 1/8 × 16 3/16 in.)
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Decorative designs with sitting figures. Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 365 mm × w 200 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Banknote motif: the word FIVE against a rectangle of ornamental lathe work resembling wavy woven bands. Artist: Associated with Cyrus Durand (American, 1787-1868). Dimensions: sheet: 1 1/16 x 3 1/8 in. (2.7 x 8 cm). Printer: Printed by A. B. & C. Durand & Company (American, active 1824-27); Printed by Durand, Perkins, and Company (New York). Date: ca. 1824-42. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Two arabesks with female figures, Anonymous, 1700 - 1800 print Two vertical arabesk designs. In the left design, a round medallion with five naked children is surrounded by grape bunches. At the bottom, two half -bare women reach their arms up. On the right an octagonal medallion is worn by two female fantasy bows with wings. Augsburg (possibly) paper etching ornament ~ arabesque. ornament ~ medallion. standing figure - AA - female human figure. fabulous beings with wings - AA - female human figure
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Nude Dancer, 1906 Nude Dancer
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Delorme, Charles, Paris, Bosse, Abraham, Callot, Jacques, deffaicte des Anglois, Siege of Saint Martin on the Île de Ré, July-November 1627 (margin, part lower right), Sixteenth part (margin, part lower right) of a print of the siege of the citadel of Saint Martin on the Île de Ré in 1627, which was carried out by English troops under the Duke of Buckingham and ended by French troops under Cardinal Richelieu. On this sheet on the right a suit of armour and in the middle, left a representation (surrounded by military attributes) of a battle between English and French soldiers., print, image, historical print, prints, images, height 164 mm, width 616 mm, French, 1592-08-21 - 1635-03-24, print maker, printmaker, 1629 - 1631, second quarter 17th century, paper, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1602 - 1676-02-14, Work conception, 1584 - 1678
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Leaf with nine family arms portrated; Preceding portraits and their family arms; Leopoldo I Magno S.R.I. Imperatori Semper Augusto. .
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Carved panels from Chambord Castle, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876.
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Umbria Terni Terni Palazzo Spada6. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture (16th century). Triple-arched portal; frescos (16th century) German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.
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Drawing, Molding and Ornamentation; Italy; pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk support: white laid paper; 35.2 x 23.9 cm (13 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
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Design for "Orthographia" pl.5 late 17th-mid-18th century Johann Daniel Preissler German. Design for "Orthographia" pl.5 335798
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Sculptured pavement. (Kouyunjik), 1853., 1853, London, Publisher, J. Murray. Subjects include Art, Nineveh (Extinct city), Pavements (surface elements), Doors & doorways, and Assyria., Three images on one page
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Design for Three Stucco Frames. Artist: Sir William Chambers (British (born Sweden), Göteborg 1723-1796 London). Dimensions: sheet: 11 x 16 3/8 in. (28 x 41.6 cm). Date: ca. 1750-55. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Six abstract designs, 1822. Published in London by H. Berthoud and Suttaby, Evance and Fox. The designs pertain to Mayan antiquities from Palenque (Chiapas, Mexico) and feature architectural decorations and ornaments. The dimensions of the work are 27 x 18 cm
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Print (Germany)
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Sidewall, Block-printed, Design simulates a semi-circular trellis of delicate, slender columns surrounded by a frieze of slender Gothic arches. Design is inspired by and in keeping with the Gothic Revival. All architectural detail is in gray and black. In center of trellis on top of frieze is an urn in emerald green with red roses. Green urn is surrounded with elaborate scrolls in gray. To left of wallpaper and trellis is a narrow vertical stripe, printed in gray,consisting of delicate scroll work between parallel lines. Paper is from an old house in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Printed in gray, black, green and red on old ivory paper., USA, ca. 1850, Wallcoverings, Sidewall
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French crown, Paris, Chéreau, Jacques-François, Lalonde, Richard de, Foin, Augustin, F Cahier de petites Bordures, Vier grenzen, verso - stamped, Four ornamented borders with plaiting and leaf motifs., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 216 mm, width 346 mm, 1726 - 1759, print maker, printmaker, 1784 - 1785, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1742-10-14 - 1794-05-16, publisher, uitgever van privilege
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Paris, Langlois, Nicolas (I), France, Le Nôtre, André, Gardens with parterres, Parterre of the garden of Savigny, recto below - handwritten in pen in brown ink, Garden of Savigny in Orge, between Paris and Fontainebleau. The right half is a counterproof of the left half. From a series of 12 sheets., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, A Paris chez N. Langlois; rue S. Jaques avec privilege., recto bottom - handwritten with pen in brown ink, Parterre du Jardin de Savigny ...sur le Chemin de Fontainebleau, height 320 mm, width 211 mm, Work conception, 1613 - 1700-09-15, after a design by, 1670 - 1680, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, 1640 - 1703, publisher
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J Howard Iams, Cast Iron Gate Top, 1938 Cast Iron Gate Top
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Renaissance ornament
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Design for a Painted Ceiling 1800-1900 Anonymous, Italian, 19th century Italian. Design for a Painted Ceiling 390401
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Lviv Baroque Ornament Detailed vintage sketch featuring ornate baroque-style elements reminiscent of Lviv, Ukraine. This intricate ornamental design element showcases classical motifs and decorative flourishes, perfect for crafting elegant stationery or vintage-inspired projec Copyright: xkara-kotsyax
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Twelve designs for jewelry; Ein Neues Buch von Allhand Gold-Arbeit. Leaf 6 from series of 17 sheets.
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Fleck Hermann, draft stitch. (From: Prints of seminar works by the Royal Technical University of Berlin, Vol. II) (10.02.1902): View detail. Pressure on paper, 24.3 x 32.9 cm (including scan edges)
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Schale; Teller.. Prints. 1912. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection
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Elizabethan ornament
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. The decoration on these plaques was based on designs by Daniël Marot, who may have played a pivotal role in furnishing and decorating the Water Gallery at Hampton Court Palace. The designs were not executed on the more usual smaller tiles, but on larger planes. Making such large plaques must have represented an enormous technical challenge. Each column was originally four or fourand- a-half plaques high.
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In the left half are a dog, a deer and a hare, in the right half a dog is chasing a deer and a bird, Two knife handles Knife handles (series title), print maker: Michiel le Blon, Michiel le Blon, publisher: Michiel le Blon, Amsterdam, 1597 - c. 1626, paper, etching, h 92 mm × w 65 mm
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Paris, Errard, Charles II, Vignettes, Vignette with two lions and a child, Lions leaping from two leaf tendrils, in the middle is the upper body of a child holding a star and a crescent moon., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 52 mm, width 183 mm, Work conception, 1607 - 1689-05-25, after a design by, 1616 - 1689, first quarter 17th century, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Renaissance ornament
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Jacques Callot (1592-1635). "The currencies. Seventh board" (Lieure 761-770, Meaume 611). Etching. 1st half of the 16th century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 99609-4 Etching, engraving
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Project for a frontal with alternative suggestions, Black crayon with brush on paper, Horizontal composition of a frontal. An ovoidal medallion is in the center. Small cornucopias with flowers and an acanthus are on the right with sprays on the left., Italy, ca. 1820, furniture, Drawing, Drawing
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Arabian ornament
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Germany, Regensburg, Altdorfer, Albrecht, Hopfer, Hieronymus, Vases, jugs and goblets, Two friezes on top of each other, each with five goblets, verso lower left - stamped, The vases are decorated with fluting and acanthus leaves. From a series of 6 sheets. Copies of the series described in Orn Cat I-273, with Albrecht Altdorfer as printmaker., print, prent, ornamentprent, prints, prenten, ornamentprenten, height 214 mm, width 286 mm, German, 1500 - 1550, print maker, prentmaker, 1528 - 1550, second quarter 16th century, tweede kwart 16e eeuw, third quarter 16th century, derde kwart 16e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1480 - 1538, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Ornate Baroque Sketch A detailed, vintage-style sketch featuring intricate baroque ornamentation and decorative elements. Evokes a nostalgic feeling reminiscent of historical European architecture, particularly related to Lviv, Ukraine. Ideal for decorative projects, stationer Copyright: xkara-kotsyax
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Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), Manche (main title), 1900. Graphite, ink, watercolor and gouache on transparent rives vellum. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.
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Memnon, Dubern & Cie., Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave, Length containing four scenes within foliate cartouches all filled with figures which illustrate a work by Voltaire called 'Memnon'., Nantes, France, ca. 1780, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile, Textile
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Jacques Callot, Coins (plate 9) Coins plate 9
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Base and Capital with Putti (base), c. 1525-1550. Master G. A. with the man-trap (Italian, active 1525-50). Engraving;
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Capital Letter V James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). , 1886-1894. Ink on paper mounted on board, Sheet: 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (11.7 x 11.7 cm). European Art 1886-1894
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Border (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 93 x 29.5 cm (36 5/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
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Ceiling of the Sala delle Cariatidi (Caryatids Hall), Palazzo Reale, Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Detail.
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Stove Plate. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 45.7 x 35.7 cm (18 x 14 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 23" high; 22" wide. Medium: black and white photograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.
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Widows of the Renaissance, Renaissance
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Heinrich Ad., Lantern bearer made of wrought iron (without dat.): Side view and rear view. Pencil and ink watercolor on paper, 33.7 x 44.4 cm (including scan edges) Heinrich Ad. : Laternenträger aus Schmiedeeisen
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Ulrich von Hutten. Paris, 1519