Ornamental Design Motifs

Prints featuring intricate decorative designs and floral motifs, showcasing the craftsmanship and artistic styles of historical ornamentation.

Domenico Bonavera (aka Domenico Bonaveri) (Italian, ca. 1640 - ca. 1700). Plate 6 from the set of Twelve Ornament Friezes, ca. 1670. Etching. Plate: 278 mm x 116 mm (10.94 in. x 4.57 in.).

Lace Design. Artist: Anonymous, French, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 3 x 7 7/8 in. (7.6 x 20 cm)mount: 6 5/16 x 8 1/16 in. (16 x 20.4 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Etching by Christoph Jamnitzer from 1610 depicting grotesque motifs with imaginative figures and ornamental patterns.

Orchids, Janus de Winter, 1892 - 1951 print Japanese paper (handmade paper) flowers

Nine fantasy flowers and fruits, Christoph Jamnitzer, 1573 - 1610 print 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

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), Rinseau (main title), 1895. Graphite, watercolor on white Bristol. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), Dragon buttons (main title), 1904. Graphite. Ink on film -coated paper. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Design for a Wall Decoration with Grotesques and Color Indications. Artist: attributed to Andrés de Melgar (Spanish, documented S. Domingo de la Calzada, died after 1554). Dimensions: 4-5/16 x 8-3/16 in. (11.0 x 20.8 cm). Date: ca. 1545-60. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Classical Border Elements with Vines and Leaves. Artist: Attributed to Thomas Hardwick (British, London 1752-1829 London). Dimensions: sheet: 14 1/2 x 12 in. (36.9 x 30.5 cm). Date: 1776-79. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Rocaille cartridge; First -Sixieme Book Suitte designs Ornamens' lessons in in the taste of pencil. Links Boven 3 Genummerd.

Feston with flowers; Quellinus, artus (1609-1668); around 1650 (1645-00-00-1655-00-00);

Portrait of Princess Elisabeth of the United Kingdom and title page with the Seasons, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1778 print On the left the portrait of Elisabeth, princess of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Hanover. On the right the four seasons with a woman with a sickle (spring), at the top right a putto with a basket with flowers (summer), bottom left a bacchant next to a vine (autumn) and below a man who warms his hands on a fire (winter) . paper etching historical persons - BB - woman. year divided into four seasons

Ein new Modelbuch..., page 7 (verso) 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 2 coiling branches of leaves that overlap in the center. Right column is decorated with a coiling grape vine that is wrapped around a straight branch.. Ein new Modelbuch..., page 7 (verso) 665920

Germany, Proger, Gilich Kilian, Frisians with leaf tendrils, Two leaf tendrils, verso right - stamped, The leaf tendrils sprout from both ends of the leaf. The tendrils cross each other in the middle and are hung there on rings. One of 5 leaves., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 20 mm, width 119 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1600, 16th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

In a landscape, a kneeling man sits at the top of a staircase under an arched canopy. Above him is a large bird on a ring, Kneeling man under canopy Cahier de six Baraques Chinoises (series title), print maker: Jeanne Deny, (mentioned on object), Jean Baptiste Pillement, publisher: Charles Leviez, Paris, 1770, paper, etching, h 242 mm × w 163 mm

Drawing from an Ornament Scrapbook: A Flintlock Gun Lock 18th century probably French. Drawing from an Ornament Scrapbook: A Flintlock Gun Lock 35776

Drawing, Copy of an escutcheon in one of the fetes publications; Designed by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, b. Italy, 1695-1750); France; pen and ink, brush and watercolor on laid paper; 19.2 x 27.2 cm (7 9/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

Two vases with flowers, butterfly and caterpillars, Nicolaes de Bruyn (Possible), 1594 print Netherlands paper engraving flowers. insects: butterfly. insects: caterpillar

Summer, Antonio Tempesta, 1592 print A naked woman with a bundle of grain in her hand on a car that is pulled by birds. The show is surrounded by an ornamental decorative edge with medallions with the months, Ceres and Saturn. Italy paper etching summer, 'Aestas'; 'Estate' (Ripa). (story of) Saturn (Cronus) - attributes. (story of) Ceres (Demeter)

Presentation of the career of a Leiden student, 1871, 1871 print Presentation of the career of a Leiden student from his arrival at the academy to his promotion. 1871. Central a banderol with comic sketches from student life. At the top three and two faculties presented by allegorical female figures. At the top left of the entrance of the stone staircase of the Academy Building in Leiden, below the notorious sweat room. print maker: Leidenafter design by: Leidenprinter: The Haguepublisher: Leiden paper students' organization. student life To lead. Academy building

Different new inventions of Schmuckh, ornamental and galantry, Christian Engelbrecht, after Friedrich Jacob Morisson, after 1699 - Before 1724 print Examples for brooches, accessories for smokers and two crucifix hangers, among others. Leaf 4 from series of 8 blades with designs for jewelry with pearls and precious stones. Second edition. print maker: Augsburg (possibly)print maker: Viennaafter design by: Viennapublisher: Augsburg paper etching

Page from Ein new kunstlich Modelbuch...(Page 16r). Dimensions: Overall: 7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in. (19.5 x 15 cm). Publisher: Peter Quentel (German, active Cologne, 1518-46) , Cologne. Date: 1544.Published by Peter Guentel, Cologne.Illustrated title page, architectural border on reverse of title page, 99 pages of designs, arms of Cologne on last page (Merlos 1063.477, Van Worms). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Flat decoration with trophy with shield, anonymous, After Cornelis Bos, 1516 - 1556 print At the bottom hangs a shield with rolling work around a lion. There is a armor above that. Belongs to 5 blades from a series of 7. paper engraving trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament

Copper engraving by Monogrammist WH from the late 15th century depicting the coat of arms of the cathedral chapter in Eichstätt and Bishop Wilhelm von Reichenau.

Mythological figures between clouds, Pietro Sante Bartoli, After Giulio Romano, c. 1693 - 1700 print Two performances. Left: part of a ceiling painting with mythological figures between clouds, including Minerva and Neptune. Right: View in the lantern of the dome of the Sala dei Giganti, with putti and an eagle. print maker: Italyafter painting by: Mantuapublisher: Rome paper etching / engraving (story of) Neptune (Poseidon). (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Hyacinth-Shaped Brooch with Birds at Top and Devil's- and Angel's-Head at Bottom. Dated: 1596. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Daniel Mignot.

Blackwork Designs with Birds and Insects, Plate 2 from a Series of Blackwork Ornaments combined with figures, birds, animals and flowers after 1622 Meinert Gelijs Plate 2 from a print series consisting of a title page (missing) and seven numbered plates displaying motifs for the application in goldsmith's work, executed in blackwork, combined with figures and other motifs borrowed from other print series, executed in engraving. This plate contains five distinct motifs in blackwork, with a large design in the center of the plate and two smaller designs on either side. Surrounding the blackwork motifs are engraved figures of birds, insects and a frog. Due to the similarity in their production techniques, blackwork prints often relate to precious objects decorated with champlevé enamel work. However, on the title page of his second series, characterized by the almost square copperplates and exclusive use of the blackwork technique, Gelijs indicates that his patterns may be used in other d

Joaillerie: Album of Jewelry Designs, Page 10 1770 or after Anonymous, French Tenth page of a small album containing drawings with jewelry designs copied after the prints by L. van der Cruycen, "Nouveau Livre de Desseins..." (New Book of Designs...), published in Paris in 1770. This page contains a design for a headpiece or diademe, characteristic of the style in vogue during the reign of Louis XVI in France, displaying a serendipitous flavor, with asymmetrical forms, "rocaille" and stylized natural motifs, and heavily decorated with flowers, ribbons and tassels, thus representing the taste of the Rococo style, which was fashionable in France and Europe during the eighteenth century. The elaborately carved forms presented in the designs were particularly sought after during the third quarter of the eighteenth century, and were to be accomplished by skilled artisans who would work out the decorations by hand.The design for a headpiece of diademe with a large stylized flower from which i

Frisian with breast kuras between a nereïde (left) and a triton (right); Frisians with grotesken, putti and leaf drinks. Plate decoration. Shaded background.

'Kneeling Youth and Putti', c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci.

Bella, Stefano della, Frieze with panther, verso - stamped, A frieze with on the right a basket with grapes, in the middle a panther with leaf ornament and on the left a head of a satyr and a fruit basket., print, prent, prints, height 75 mm, width 246 mm, Work conception, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, after a print by, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, print maker, prentmaker

Amsterdam, Claesz., Cornelis, Velde, Jan van de (I), Frisius, Simon, Spieghel der schrijfkonste, Writing example: Sig. fratello mio, verso - stamped, Writing sample with the salutation: Sig. fratello mio colend. il sig. Giovanni Waesbergio ... Below that six lines of text in Latin, mainly consisting of abbreviations: Amo ... On the left a vase or ciborium in scrollwork. The print is part of an album., print, ornamental print, album page, prints, height 223 mm, width 338 mm, height 260 mm, width 370 mm, 1575 - 1628, print maker, printmaker, 1605 - 1605, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), plate tone, Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1568 - 1623-09-10, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Design for an Armor with Tournament Headdress ca. 1620-56 Possibly by Baccio del Bianco Italian View in three-quarters of a design for an armor (facing the right). The armor itself is relatively simple, but the helmet has been decorated with an elaborate headdress, shaped like a lizard with a very lavish tail made up out of feathers and plumes.. Design for an Armor with Tournament Headdress 410278

Design for a Rocaille Cartouche with the Figure of a Putto, Plate 3 from an untitled series with architectural cartouches and allegorical figures Printed ca. 1750-56 Jacob Gottlieb Thelot Ornament print with a design for the right half of a large cartouche with the figure of a putto holding up a crown, bound in an album containing 27 series with a total of 122 ornament prints from the fund of the prominent Augsburg publisher Martin Engelbrecht.. Design for a Rocaille Cartouche with the Figure of a Putto, Plate 3 from an untitled series with architectural cartouches and allegorical figures. After Jeremias Wachsmuth (German, 1712-1771). Printed ca. 1750-56. Etching. Martin Engelbrecht (German, Augsburg 1684-1756 Augsburg). Jacob Gottlieb Thelot (German, Augsburg 1708-1760 Augsburg)

Stefano Della Bella, Two Ornamental Bands with Head of a Lion and Woman, probably 1648 Two Ornamental Bands with Head of a Lion and Woman

Griffioen and shield with Leeuwenkop, 1866 print At the top left it is: 1re partie, at the top right: A. N ° 27., bottom right: 119. Liège paper

A Stag, A Study 1890-1898 England. Soft ground etching in black on cream laid paper . Theodore Roussel

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Print, Plate, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren; Designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries (Dutch, 1527 - ca. 1606); Published by Gerard de Jode (Flemish, 1509 - 1591); Etched by Jan van Doetechum the Elder (Netherlands), Lucas van Doetechum (Dutch, after 1584); France; etching on laid paper

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), collection of twelve cartridges. Fourth issue of a suite of 12 pieces. (A. de Vesme 1048; Dutuit 125) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Daniel Mignot, Three Brooches with Winged Snakes at Left and Right and Winged Griffins at Bottom, 1596 Three Brooches with Winged Snakes at Left and Right and Winged Griffins at Bottom

Drawing, Design for Ceiling and Entablature; Italy; black chalk on off-white laid paper

Two side pieces from ecclesiastical furniture.two designs for side pieces of ecclesiastical furniture, with garlands and cherubs.

Trophies with agricultural objects and Hoorn of Abundance, Anonymous, After Pierre Ranson, 1746 - 1806 print Six trophies with various attributes such as baskets, a rake, a hat, a staff, a cage, a horn of abundance with thyrsus, weapons and a harness, a watering can, a sickle, a book and a fan. after drawing by: Parispublisher: Augsburg paper etching trophy, i.e.: decorative arrangement of symbolic or typical objects ~ ornament. agricultural implements. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty

Masks and hats., 1688. Engravings., 4 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (12.4 x 21 cm). Paper/Sheet 6 11/16 x 10 1/16 in. (17 x 25.5 cm). Stamped, in red ink (title page) MWS Unknown (Lugt 1922)

Leaf vines that contain a dragon, anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1900 print Flat decoration with leaf vines, coming from a volute bottom right. There is a dragon in the tenders. Shaded background. Germany (possibly) paper engraving

Print, "Five Different Fillets," Plate 6 from "Goldsmith Ornament Designs"; Heinrich Raab (German, active Nuremberg 1640 - 1650); Published by Paul Furst (German, ca. 1605 - 1666); engraving on off-white laid paper; Plate: 5.1 x 6.7 cm (2 x 2 5/8 in. ) Sheet: 6.2 x 7.6 cm (2 7/16 x 3 in. )

Plate Five from Raccolta di Vasi diversi di Stef. de la Bella Fiorentino. Johanna Sibylla Kusell (Kuslin Kraus) (German, active 1650-1717); after Stefano della Bella (Italian, 1610-1664). Date: 1646. Dimensions: 100 x 215 mm (sheet). Etching on paper. Origin: Germany. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Three grotesque heads; Ouvrage Rare et Nouveau, Contenant Plusieurs Dessseins ... et se Se venderent Chez B. Moncornet .. 1636. No. 3 out of series: three grotesque heads. Part of series of 19 ornament prints + title sheet, numbered 1-20, sewn, without cover.

Letter E, Anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1699

Three grotesque masks, 1540 - 1585 print Leaf with three performances of grotesque masks. Italy paper etching mask. mask, mascaron ~ ornament

France, French Crown, Paris, Langlois, François, Bella, Stefano della, Nouvelles inventions de cartouches, Twelve cartouches, Cartouche with five ducks among the reeds, print, ornament print, prints, height 116 mm, width 97 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1647 - 1647, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, after own design by, Publication (Event), Publication, French, 1589-05-12 - 1647-01-14, publisher, uitgever van privilege

Man op trap, Jeanne Deny, after Jean Baptiste Pilitment, 1772 - 1779 print In a landscape a man sits on a staircase under two canels. Paris paper etching sitting figure. staircase

Frieze with nine birds, Pieter Serwouters, Hans Collaert (I), Marcus Geeraerts, 1607

Frisian with woman and squatted old man among vases; Figures between weapons and vases ..

Narcissus, 1536 - 1569 print paper engraving / etching Narcissus changed into a narcissus: when Narcissus is pining away for the love of his image reflected from the water, he is changed into a narcissus (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 510). Narcissus, gazing in a fountain, falls in love with his own reflection; possibly the nymph Echo peeps at the scene. ornament ~ cartouche

Seven yacht horns; Hunting, hunting dogs and wildlife. .

Netherlands, France, Vauquer, Jacques, Watch cases: lids and sides, Watch case, medallion and border with flowers, In the middle a watch case with the Baptism of Christ, on the left a medallion with John the Baptist surrounded by a border of flowers., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 84 mm, width 171 mm, Work conception, French, 1621-10-11 - 1686-08-31, after a design by, 1631 - 1736, second quarter 17th century, third quarter 17th century, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), print maker, printmaker, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Flowers and Insects, Anonymous, 1650 - 1666 Flowers and insects. Print from the series of eight prints with views of flowers, fruits, nut mushrooms and insects. paper etching flowers ~ ornament. ornament derived from animal forms. insects

Plate 6: a cartouche with a ram skull at top center, grapes and other fruits to either side, from 'Twelve cartouches' (Recueil de douze cartouches) ca. 1640-45 François Collignon French. Plate 6: a cartouche with a ram skull at top center, grapes and other fruits to either side, from 'Twelve cartouches' (Recueil de douze cartouches) 397483

Ninth book of works by J. Meissonnier: Models d'Orfèvrerie: Vijfde Blad: Sallières and Tabatières; Ninth book of Works by J. Meissonnier. Vijfde Blad Van Ninth book: Dr. Zoutvaten in Tabaksdozen twee.

Engraving of Firearms Ornament. Artist: Claude Simonin (French, Nantes ca. 1635-1693 Nantes). Culture: French. Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 6 5/16 in. (21.8 x 16.2 cm). Date: 1693 or 1695. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ornament with flowers and leaves. Leaf 4 Recto from a sketchbook with 33 sheets.

Decorated Roman alphabet 18th century Jeremias Wachsmuth. Decorated Roman alphabet 700318

Rectangular edge tile in purple with serpentine decor of leafy tendril, toasted bird to the right, grape bunch, edge tile wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze less than, baked 2x glazed painted Eleven rectangular border tiles in purple with serpentine decor of leafy wanched bird to the right bunch of grapes (1-6) leaves flowers and twisted snake with scales and fin (7-11).

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