Ornamental and Grotesque Designs

Artworks displaying intricate decorative patterns and motifs, featuring mythical creatures and foliage in a variety of forms.

Frieze with lion, Anonymous, 1548

Vignette with Angels and Instruments of the Passion, Jakob Frey, Swiss, active Italy, 1681 - 1752, Giovanni Passari, Italian, Engraving on paper, In the manner of high reliefs. A flying angel shows the nails to cherubim., Italy, ca. 1715, Print, Print

Two sea samples.

Masker met open mond, 1666 - before 1678 This print is part of an album. after design by: Wemdingpublisher: Neurenberg paper engraving auricular ornament, lobe style ~ ornament

Two Half Stoven, After 1690 - Before 1716 print The stew on the left is worn by a putto, the stove on the right by a young man. Left and right are three halves of smaller stews and ornaments. Page 2 from series of 6 magazines, first edition. print maker: France (possibly)after design by: France (possibly)publisher: Paris paper engraving

Centaur carries a pot with fire. A centaur, with a staff over his right shoulder, and on his left shoulder a vase from which flames come.

Frisian with left and right the upper body of a woman. Shaded background.

The kingdom of Neptune, Jacob de Gheyn Jacob II, Hendrick Goltzius, 1587

Plat decoration with golf pelvis, 1548 print There are a man and a woman in the pelvis. In the middle behind is an owl, in the middle of a flame. One of 4 sheets from a series of 8. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving fantasy ornament

Print, Frieze; Print Maker: Jean Le Pautre (French, 1618-1682); etching on paper; 7.3 × 21.3 cm (2 7/8 × 8 3/8 in.)

Landscape with a lion in an oval, Paul Flind (De Jonge), 1592 print Flat decoration. Oval with a landscape, framed by curl work with flowers, a cherub (in the middle) and mascarons (bottom left and bottom right). Leaf from a series consisting of a title page and 7 magazines. Germany (possibly) paper beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion

Discord in Een Rolwerk Omlijsting, Virgil, 1524 - 1562 print Numbered in the middle: 4. Nuremberg paper engraving / etching Discordia (discord) as Roman personification. scrollwork, strapwork ~ ornament

Ornament with female half figure, Cornelis Massijs, c. 1550 print Ornament with female half figure, plant and fruit motifs. At the bottom of two fabel animals with the head of a lion and wings. Antwerp paper engraving ornament ~ human parts. ornament derived from animal forms

Print, Plate, from the series Ornamenti o grottesche (Ornaments or Grotesques); Designed by Stefano della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664); Italy; etching on off-white laid paper; 16.5 × 6.4 cm (6 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.)

Three Frisians with leaf refines; Various Italia and French praise turn. Soo with sonder images. Putti depicts in the upper two friezes, separated by an egg list. Leaf III.D.5 from third series of 12 blades with ornaments for gold and silversmiths. Copies to C. de Moelder and others.

Baccio Baldini (1436-1487). "The prophets, Joshua". Twenty-third number of a suite of 24 pieces (Bartsch 23). Chisel. 1450-1485. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 112279-16 XVEME XV XV 15th 15th 15 CENTURY, engraving

Design for the Decoration of a Frieze, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746-1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, Rome, Italy, 1746-1809, architecture, Drawing, Drawing

Ornament with armor. Flat decoration with leaf refrences that spring from a harness.

Paris, Langlois, Nicolas (I), France, Loir, Alexis (I), Frisians with leaf scrolls, Satyr, eagle and two putti between leaf scrolls, print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 147 mm, width 229 mm, French, 1640 - 1713-04-15, print maker, printmaker, 1670 - 1690, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1640 - 1703, publisher

Right half of a large cartouche with a performance of the night, Pieter van der Heyden, after Jacob Floris, 1567 print Presentation of the night in the form of a sleeping man with an owl next to him. Shaded background. Belongs to series of 14 magazines cartouches with rolling work, grotesken, trophies and Frisians. The title page is missing. Netherlands (possibly) paper engraving owls

Ornamental vases with birds, 1721 - 1756 print Two rocaille decorative vases. The left vase is decorated with two birds and a fantasy bees. Print number 183. Augsburg paper etching / engraving vase ~ ornament. rocaille ornament. birds

Two Frisians with acanthus drinks and putti; Frisians. On the upper fries a putto runs to the left. Leaf from series of 6, third edition.

Sketch of a cardinal's coat of arms cartridge, possibly for Spada, on fine paper in brown feather sketch with graphite additions.

Maria met Kind, anonymous, after Parmigianino, in or after 1513 print Italy paper Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, lying in her lap (or in front of her bosom), sometimes in Pietí-posture

Mask with two lobsterens holding hoses; Pourertricure ingenious the plusieurs facons de masques .... Leaf belongs to 11 in part numbered magazines from a series of 18 with the title 'PourTricture ingenious the plusieurs Façons de Masques ...'. It concerns the second edition of a series described under Orn Cat I-78.1 to 11.

Wood engraving, England, by Thomas Bewick.

Design after an Antique Painting. Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)

Two Designs for Friezes, of which one with a Round Portrait Medaillon, from: Frises, feuillages ou tritons marins antiques et modernes ca. 1640-82 Jean Le Pautre French. Two Designs for Friezes, of which one with a Round Portrait Medaillon, from: Frises, feuillages ou tritons marins antiques et modernes 399404

Three hearts (Bartsch 328) Virgil Solis (1514-1562). Three hearts (Bartsch 328). Burin. 1545. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

AUTHARIA, KONNIGHER THIS LONGOBARDS.

The letter E, sheet from the episode "Nova Alphati Effictio Historiis". The letter E made of tail, with female figure and grotesque elements, leaf from the episode "Nova Alphati Effictio Historiis ad Singulas Literas Correspond Tibus, et Toreumate Brynaeo Artificiosis in Aes Incisis Illustrata: Nejw artificial alphabet, taught with Schören Figns whose Iede fashion his letter ACC Fashioned; North Jn Kupffer stabbed, through the Bry, also with Latinese verses and teutsch ratively funny described. FR. AD MOE. A °. MDXCV.

Swinging plant motifs, Tom Poggenbeek, 1882 - 1942 print paper ornament derived from plant forms

From series of 24 gothic letters with braiding: A-I, K-T and V-Z., Letter P Alphabet (series title), print maker: anonymous, anonymous, publisher: anonymous, Netherlands, (possibly), c. 1600 - c. 1699, h 65 mm - w 46 mm

Print (France); Platemark: 23.3 x 17.8 cm (9 3/16 x 7 in.) Sheet: 31.9 x 23.5 cm (12 9/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

The Assumption of the Virgin. Artist: Nicolas de Plattemontagne (French, Paris 1631-1706 Paris). Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 8 in. (26.3 x 20.3 cm). Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Noël Coypel (French, Paris 1628-1707 Paris). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a Frontispiece: Love Staying the Hand of Time. Artist: François Boucher (French, Paris 1703-1770 Paris). Dimensions: 23 7/8 x 16 1/16 in. (60.6 x 40.8 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Francois Boucher.

Vignette Quéverdo, François Marie Isidore (1748 1797), Martinet, Thérèse (CA 1731 CA 1780)

Design for a sepulchral monument with a portrait bust; verso: Design for a reliquary () late 17th-early 18th century Pieter Verbruggen the Younger Flemish. Design for a sepulchral monument with a portrait bust; verso: Design for a reliquary () 394917

Bound Print, Cartouche with Bird and Sun, Livre de Cartouches Irréguliers (Book of Irregular Cartouches); Designed by François de Cuvilliés the Elder (Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768); Engraved by Carl Albert von Lespilliez (German, 1723 - 1796); Germany; etching and engraving on paper; 18.8 × 25 cm (7 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

LIBRO DE ARQUITECTURA - MEDIDAS DEL ROMANO - GRABADO - 1541. Author: DIEGO DE SAGREDO (1490-1528). Location: COLEGIO DE ARQUITECTOS. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Assumption of the Virgin. Dated: mid 17th century. Dimensions: overall: 36.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/8 x 10 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash over black chalk on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Netherlandish 17th Century.

Zondvloed, Virgil, 1552 print Nuremberg paper the ark is floating on the waters, while life on earth is destroyed ~ story of Noah

Jacques de Gheyn II (1567-1629); Willem Danielsz. Van Tetrode (1526-1675), Neptuns Rige, 1587

Design for a mural, Design for a room decoration with garden vase with plants and birds., draughtsman: Abraham Meertens, 1780, paper, pen, brush, h 202 mm × w 160 mm

Family tree of Frederik and Ottheinrich van Palts -Neuburg (plate 8), Jakob Clauser, After David Kandel, 1535 - 1594 print Basel paper letterpress printing family lineage, pedigree, genealogical tree or table

Fragment of a horizontal frieze with female bust in the center, garlands, anthemia, cut from a plate of border segments 1490-1500 Francesco Rosselli Italian. Fragment of a horizontal frieze with female bust in the center, garlands, anthemia, cut from a plate of border segments 356742

Three putti with a floral basket and butterflies. .

Horizontal Cartouche with two square compartments, Anonymous, After Lucas Kilian, After Melchior Tavernier, 1657 - 1685 print There is a female upper body in the middle. From series of 22 or 29 sheets with cartouches in Italian lobe style, fourth edition. Paris paper engraving

Parijs, Langlois, François, Callot, Jacques, Lefebure, Francois, Frankrijk, Moncornet, Balthazar, Livre de Fleurs & de Feullies pour servir a l'art d'orfeveri, Bouquet of tendrils with flowers and leaves, Paris, France, With a number of figures at the bottom after Jacques Callot. In the middle at the top an insect sits on an iris, at the top left and right a butterfly flies. Sheet 6 from a series with 6 bouquets for gold and silversmiths. Second edition., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 196 mm, width 154 mm, French, 1600 - 1668-08-11, print maker, printmaker, 1635 - 1647, second quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, 1592-08-21 - 1635-03-24, Publication (Event), Publication, 1589-05-12 - 1647-01-14, publisher

Umbria Terni Calvi dell'Umbria S. Maria. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of the Medieval architecture of the church; interior views of the nave and main altar show it's Baroque paintings and noted late 16th century baptismal fountain. Object Notes: Hutzel shot this in 1984 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.

Rocaille puts Keukenattriben, Antoine Aveline, François-Thomas Mondon, 1736 print This series is numbered in the top left with a letter C. print is part of an album. paper etching / engraving rocaille ornament. kitchen-utensils

Coat of arms of Guillaume Bartolot de Jonge; Coats of arms with empty fields.Reduced copy of the coat of arms, without the bird on the helmet and with a blank shield.

Roman armor still image. Illustrations. 1785. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Armor , To 499, Decoration and ornament , Animal forms, Decoration and ornament, Roman, Arms & armament , Roman+ , To 499, Military standards , Roman+ , To 499, Shields , To 499, Men , Clothing & dress , Rome , To 499

Vienna, Germany, Morisson, Friedrich Jacob, Unterschidliche neue Feston von Blumen und Früchten, Title page: Unterschidliche neue Feston von Blumen und Früchten, The title is on a banderole, below which a festoon of flowers hangs from a chain., print, engraving, ornamental print, title page, prints, engravings, ornamental prints, mo: Morison inv., lo: No 14. Title on banderole (see short description), height 175 mm, width 259 mm, Work conception, after a design by, 1699 - 1699, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Medusa head and two burning torches.

Right Half of a Strapwork Cartouche 16th century Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century Netherlandish. Right Half of a Strapwork Cartouche 388354

Louis XIV (King of France), Paris, Mariette, Jean, France, Lepautre, Nouueau Liure de Cartouches et Ornemens, Two half panels, On the left panel is a sphinx, on the right panel the upper body of a young man sprouting from leaf tendrils. From the second edition., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 237 mm, width 161 mm, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, print maker, printmaker, 1682 - 1734, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1660-07-22 - 1742-09-21, publisher, uitgever, 1638-09-05 - 1715-09-01, granter of privilege

Medusa head and two burning torches, Anonymous, 1683 - 1783 print Netherlands paper etching / engraving Gorgoneion, head of Medusa

Image of Lion as a symbol of evangelist Marcus, Lucas Cranach (I), 1509 - 1549 print Fragment of a book illustration with an image of Leeuw as a symbol of evangelist Marcus. Wittenberg paper Mark (Marcus) the evangelist, and bishop of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, (winged) lion, pen and inkhorn, scroll. lion (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. Mark

Brackets and a Column Capital with Eagles, in Dessins d'Ango Ornements et Architecture (Drawings of Ornaments and Architecture by Ango), Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773, Red chalk on cream laid paper, Architectural elements, brackets and capital with two facing griffins., France, 1760-69, ornament, Bound drawing, Bound drawing

Mask Attributed to Stefano della Bella Italian. Mask 376689

Ornament with bag -playing putto, monogrammist vg (16th century), 1530 - 1540 print Flat decoration with leaf vines. In the middle is a putto that plays on a bagpipe, with one foot based on a tree stump. Germany paper engraving ornament derived from plant forms. bagpipe, musette. one person playing wind instrument

Two fighting tritons ..

Domenico Bonavera (aka Domenico Bonaveri) (Italian, ca. 1640 - ca. 1700). Plate 12 from the set of Twelve Ornament Friezes, ca. 1670. Etching. Plate: 278 mm x 116 mm (10.94 in. x 4.57 in.).

Andreani, Andrea, Parmigianino, Italy, Trento, Antonio da, Saint Cecilia making music, Saint Cecilia, playing a keyboard instrument and surrounded by angels., print, prints, height 250 mm, width 246 mm, Italian, 1510 - 1550, print maker, printmaker, 1568 - 1629, first quarter 16th century century, second quarter 16th century, paper, chiaroscuro woodcut, Work conception, 1503-01-11 - 1540-08-24, designed by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1559 - 1629, publisher

Bound Volume, Frontispiece for Book 4, in Eight books of Ornament; William Delacour (French, 1741 - 1767); Engraved by François Vivares (French, 1709 - 1782); France; engravings on white laid paper, bound in half-calf and marbled boards; Open: 41.4 x 48.1 x 11.7 cm (16 5/16 x 18 15/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

The Kingdom of Neptunus, Jacques de Gheyn (II), After Willem Danielsz. Van Tetrode, 1587 print Round show with Neptunus in the center, on horseback and with a trident in his right hand, surrounded by water on which (inter alia) Meermannen (Tritons), Nymphs and Angels are frolicking. Design for a bronze plaque or scale. print maker: Netherlandspublisher: Haarlem paper engraving triumph of Neptune

Artist: Rafael Sadeler I, Flemish, 1560-1628, The Tree ofJesse, Engraving, sheet: 9.8 × 5.4 cm (3 7/8 × 2 1/8 in.), Made in Flanders, Flemish, 16thcentury, Works on Paper -Prints

Masks and hats. 1688. Mitelli, Agostino, 1671-1696. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

Hercules is struggling with Acheloüs, Gabriel Salmon, c. 1528 print paper while fighting with Hercules the river-god Achelous changes himself into a bull, or a bull-headed man

Copper engraving from the Meister der Berliner Passion series, depicting a peacock (Pfau) and a raven, created between 1450 and 1475.

Dragon with the coat of arms of Basel. Dragon with a head and legs of a chicken, holds the coat of arms from Basel. Around ornamental frame.

Four cherub; Das Neuw Grottesken Buch Nürnberg 1610; Four cobblestones on two rows. Above left a cherub with a millstone collar and a hat with a cooking. 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.

Paris, Chéreau, Jacques-François, Delafosse, Jean Charles, Berthault, IIe Volume De l'Oeuvre de J. Ch. Delafosse, 25e Cahier AA Cayer de 6 Grilles de Chenets et de Feux de Cheminées, Chenet, Firedog with dragon, verso - stamped, An ornamented firedog with a dragon, a vase and garlands., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 375 mm, width 225 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1771 - 1771, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, French, 1734 - 1791-10-11, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1742-10-14 - 1794-05-16, publisher

Letter O in an ornamented frame. .

Three designs for hunting horns, monogrammist MT, 1540 print Three designs, probably for hunting horns, decorated with leaf ranks, grotesken and medallions. Germany paper engraving ornaments ~ art

S 671, name: Golden pocket watch, original: 32101.746, photo: Hannu Aaltonen 030899 Central Archive of Visual Arts, scanner: Hietanen, Nana, device: Duoscan PS5.0, (orig. scan 12bits/ch, change 8bits/ch), scan, 16/11/1999,

Bound Volume, Frontispiece for Book 4, in Eight books of Ornament; William Delacour (French, 1741 - 1767); Engraved by François Vivares (French, 1709 - 1782); France; engravings on white laid paper, bound in half-calf and marbled boards; Open: 41.4 x 48.1 x 11.7 cm (16 5/16 x 18 15/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

Frisian with leaf refrences and figures. Frisian with a woman and a man with eating leaf reflections that spread over the entire magazine. The man is seen on the back. Both left and right is a child.

Two trophies with putti, anonymous, After Louis Testelin, 1663 - Before 1724 print Each trophy consists of six putti. Leaf 11 from series of 6 sheets with opposite German copies to Louis Testelin. On the magazine there are copies to leaves 5 and 6 from the original series. after design by: France (possibly)publisher: Augsburg paper engraving

Umbria Terni Amelia Palazzo Petrignani9. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: 16th century frescoes, restored ; views of exterior. 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.

Bracelet with putti driving on a dog ..

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), engraved pattern (main title), 1900. Graphite on transparent vellum. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Bowl with wife and dragon; Modelli Artificiosi di Vasi Diversi d'Argento. The bowl has a flat bottom. On the edge is a woman who wastes her foot in an elegantly.

'Wall Fountain with a Naiad and Tritons'. France, Circa 1740. Dimensions: 48,7x29,4 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: EDME BOUCHARDON.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, Histoire metallique de la république de Hollande, Sea bull and sea ram, Two fantasy creatures with forelegs and a tail. From a series of vignettes with sea gods and allegories, used as an illustration in the book Histoire metallique de la république de Hollande by P. Bizot., print, ornament print, prints, ornamental prints, height 175 mm, width 126 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1688 - 1688, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Design for sculpted angeli 1700-1780 Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century Italian. Design for sculpted angeli 365689

Twee friezen met een leeuw, een adelaar en rammen; Ornamentele friezen; Ornamenti di fregi et fogliani.Two Frisians. Upstairs: a fries with the left a lion head ending in leaf ornament and a head of an eagle turn right into leaf ornament. Below: two bouncing rams that run out in leaf ornament.

Frieze eleven birds and insect, Pieter Serwouters, Hans Collaert (I), Marcus Geeraerts, c. 1607

Frisian with Borstkuras between leaf vines, Heinrich AldGrever, after Georg Pencz, 1512 - 1560 print Ornament with a breast kuras between leaf vines that run left in a mask and on the right in a skull of an animal. Germany paper engraving foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament. animals (+ skull of an animal). mask, mascaron ~ ornament

Print, Food for the Rich; Designed by Hubert-François Gravelot (French, active England, 1699 - 1773); Print Maker: P.P. Choffard; France; etching on paper; 1919-10-19

Letter C. Letter and the initial C with two putti in a landscape in the background. The one looks through a measuring instrument to heaven, the other beats with a magnifier. On the ground a binoculars and a compass.

France, Ornament with mask, Ornament of wickerwork with fruit and in the middle a female mask with a basket of flowers on her head., print, ornament print, book illustration, prints, ornament prints, height 42 mm, width 148 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1600 - 1699, paper, papier, houtcut, letterpress printing

Fries met links twee saters tegenover elkaar.The saters are sitting on their shield. On the right are two female figures with dog cups tied back to back. Shaded background.

The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner ca. 1631-37 Pietro Testa Italian. The garden of Venus, proof impression of upper left corner. Pietro Testa (Italian, Lucca 1612-1650 Rome). ca. 1631-37. Etching. Prints

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), Raccolta di Vasi diversi. Two vases. (A. de Vesme p. 268; dutuit 129 bis) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Katharina II., Empress of Russia.

Drawing, Three Trophies; Italy; pen and brown ink on lined laid paper

Cartouche de forme écrasée, contenant un écusson vide. 1646. Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664. Prints. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection

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