Ornamental Prints from Renaissance

Ornate prints and engravings featuring intricate designs and motifs from the Renaissance, showcasing mythological themes and elaborate decorative elements.

Aldegrever, Heinrich, Germany, Design for a scabbard with the beheading of John the Baptist, Design for a dagger scabbard. The lower part is decorated with leaf tendrils. Above it the executioner, standing with one foot on the dead body, holds up the head of John the Baptist., print, ornament print, prints, height 169 mm, width 35 mm, width 19 mm, German, 1502 - 1561, print maker, printmaker, 1529 - 1529, second quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Triton Ridden by a Child, plate one of Twelve Ornament Panels 1505-1520 Italy. This engraving comes from a series of columnar panels based on architectural sculpture from the 14th century. The set of 12 could be cut out and used as wall decorations or framing devices. The many mythological creatures in this series, such as the Triton and Nereid, exemplify the grotesque decorative style that was popular at the time. Palaces, tombs, and villas in this style were unearthed around Rome and Naples, especially the Emperor Neroís Domus Aurea palace, which had ancient wall paintings intact. Many Italian Renaissance artists were interested in renewing this ancient style and copied it frequently.. Engraving on cream laid paper . Giovan Pietro Birago

Print, Candelabrum Representing the Chase; etching on paper; 1919-10-60

Aldegrever, Heinrich, Germany, Design for a scabbard with the beheading of John the Baptist, Design for a dagger scabbard. The lower part is decorated with leaf tendrils. Above it the executioner, standing with one foot on the dead body, holds up the head of John the Baptist., print, ornament print, prints, height 169 mm, width 35 mm, width 19 mm, German, 1502 - 1561, print maker, printmaker, 1529 - 1529, second quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

Sidewall (USA); block-printed; 68 x 13.5 cm (26 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.)

Sebald Beham, Ornament with Two Women Blindfolded, 1527 Ornament with Two Women Blindfolded

Walking Courtesan, Possibly Sugawara of the Tsuruya House of Pleasure. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1773-1779. Dimensions: 69 x 16.6 cm (27 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.). Color woodblock print; wide hashira-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Design for a Book Binding, Alice Cordelia Morse, American, 1863-1961, Brush and gouache on paper, On brown-orange ground, medallion with arabesques, hearts, and C-curves in red, light green, and orange. Upper left and lower left smaller round floral medallions., USA, ca. 1887-1903, graphic design, Drawing, Drawing

Young Woman and Hotei. Ishikawa Toyonobu; Japanese, 1711-1785. Date: 1736-1746. Dimensions: 70.9 x 15.9 cm (27 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.). Hand-colored woodblock print; wide hashira-e, sumizuri-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Design for the Decoration of the Barrel of a Firearm. Culture: French, Versailles. Designer: Workshop of Nicolas Noël Boutet (French, Versailles and Paris, 1761-1833). Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (28.6 x 8.3 cm). Date: ca. 1797-1805. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two Man Heads, Gasparo Diziani (Attributed to), 1699 - 1767 drawing paper. chalk male sex; man. head (human)

A woman with a flower; Aldegrever, Heinrich (Ca 1502-1555 cars 1561); 16th century (1561-00-00-1561-00-00);

Teyler, Johan, Lepautre, Jean, Netherlands, Leaf ornament with putti, Ornamental leaf motifs and three putti with a wreath. In the middle of the wreath a representation of three other putti. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 55 mm, width 287 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1688 - 1698, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), color printing, Work conception, French, 1618-06-28 - 1682-02-02, after a design by, Northern Netherlands, 1648 - 1712, supervision

Ornamental drawings (recto) blank (verso) early to mid-16th century Drawn by Anonymous, French, 16th century French. Ornamental drawings (recto) blank (verso) 362621

Classical design 15th-16th century Attributed to Giovanni da Udine (Giovanni dei Ricamatori) Italian. Classical design 185933

Drawing, Cartoon for Cotton Printing: Les Quatre Elements; Designed by Bonaventure M. Lebert (1759-1836), J. L. Lebert (French, early 19th century); Manufactured by Hartmann et Fils (France); France; pen and ink, brush and gray wash on cream laid paper

Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Ornament with garland, snakes and putti riding a dog, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 64 mm, width 188 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1683 - 1733, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea (Italian, active 1471 - 1513 or after), Ornament Panel: Triton and Two Infant Satyrs, c. 1505-1515, engraving

Purple tile pilaster, twisted column surrounded with vine on which birds, spiders, web and insects, pedestal-free couple, tile pilaster sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze wood, p. 4.0 baked 2x glazed painted Tile piles two wide twelve high.

Leaves, sprouting at both ends of Frisian from a sheet, 1500 - 1600 print Two branches cross each other in the middle. One of 5 magazines. Germany (possibly) paper engraving

Fragment (Border) Made 301 CE-500 CE Egypt. Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave . Coptic

. Hand-colored woodblock print; wide hashira-e, sumizuri-e . Ishikawa Toyonobu

Courtesan Standing Beneath a Shelf for Talismans. Torii Kiyonaga; Japanese, 1752-1815. Date: 1778-1788. Dimensions: 69.1 x 12.6 cm. Color woodblock print; hashira-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Border, Block-printed on machine-made paper, Design consists of a simplified Rocaille interlaced framework with alternating stylized floral silhouettes and cartouches; printed in yellow, tan, green and black on pale blue., France, 1835-70, Wallcoverings, Border

Illuminated Border with Flora and Grotesques from a Manuscript. French. Date: 1401-1530. Dimensions: 342 × 65 mm. Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf, with Latin inscription in humanistic script in black ink, on vellum. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Thomas Campbell ; Gertrude of Wyoming , Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844

Apotheosis of Franklin ca. 1780 British. Apotheosis of Franklin. British. ca. 1780. Cotton and linen. Textiles-Printed

A waved garland and a ribbon, hanging, and crossing each other. They are supported above by a flying putto. The top of the waves is also supported by a putto. Date: 1780-1800. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Altar Frontal Made 1675-1700 Italy. Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk and linen in leaf, individual satin, satin, split and stem stitches; French knots, laid work, couching and linen padded couching .

Double-leaf Doors, 1790s. Pierre Rousseau (French, 1751-1829). Oil on wood; unframed: 274 x 63 cm (107 7/8 x 24 13/16 in.). Shifts in style and taste often result in changes to original architectural details. Rousseau painted these doors with imitation dark wood grain. Another craftsman later scraped off the dark color surrounding the classical designs.

Arabesque with lions, Arthur & Robert, Block-printed on handmade paper, Arabesque design. At bottom, pair of lions below a blue vase with floral bouquet. At top, a fountain inside a wreath sprouting three peacock feathers. Printed on light green ground., France, ca. 1790, Wallcoverings, Sidewall, Sidewall

Germany, Proger, Gilich Kilian, Plane decorations with foliate tendrils, Stem in a vase, verso below - stamped, Plane decoration with a stem, which is in the middle at the bottom together with smaller stems in a vase and which sticks straight up. At about three quarters of the plane decoration one of the side shoots forms a volute to the left. One of 6 leaves., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 134 mm, width 38 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1500 - 1530, first quarter 16th century, second quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Design for a Knife Handle with the Temptation of Adam and Eve. Artist: Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561-1623 Bad Schwalbach). Dimensions: Sheet: 3 3/4 × 1 in. (9.6 × 2.5 cm). Date: 1580-1600.Panel with two knife handle designs, both with scenes under arches at top. The motif at left shows Adam and Eve tempted by the snake, after a design by Heinrich Aldegrever (Bartsch VIII.363.3). The scene at right shows a man with a rose before the seated figure of Death, shown as a skeleton, and is based on a design by Jan Saenredam after Hendrik Goltzius (Bartsch III.258.123). Both designs have a blackwork background with grotesques. From a series of twelve plates. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Aldegrever, Heinrich, Germany, Frisian with two children between leaf tendrils, verso bottom center - handwritten, Frisian with two children standing between leaf tendrils. The right child is seen from the back., print, emboss, ornamental print, prints, 15, height 22 mm, width 127 mm, German, 1502 - 1561, print maker, printmaker, 1536 - 1536, second quarter 16th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after own design by

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Fuwa Banzaemon in the play "Monzukushi Nagoya Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1748. Torii Kiyoshige; Japanese, active c. 1728-63. Date: 1748. Dimensions: 65.3 x 15.1 cm (25 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.). Hand-colored woodblock print; habahiro hashira-e, urushi-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

What Wreath for Lamia What for Lycius What for the Sage 1880-1893 United States. Black, gray and white gouache on cream card (discolored to tan) . Will Hicock Low

Candelabra grotesque with four children with a cat and a dog, from a series of twelve candelabra grotesques 1490-1515 Giovanni Antonio da Brescia Italian. Candelabra grotesque with four children with a cat and a dog, from a series of twelve candelabra grotesques 626268

Leaves that end on the left in a mascaron, 1500 - 1600 print In the middle a putto steps over the tenders. Shaded background. One of 11 magazines. Germany (possibly) paper engraving

Yang Kuei-fei. Origin: Japan. Period: Edo period. Date: late 18th-19th century. Color and gold on silk. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Plate XV (Plate 15). The Seven Lamps of Architecture - Ornaments from Rouen, St. Lo, and Venice, 1880-1910. Engraver: R Cuff. After: John Ruskin. Series of engravings featuring various examples of stone decoration.

Panel Made 1801-1900 Italy. .

Design for a choir stall, anonymous, c. 1770 drawing With size distribution. Southern Netherlands paper. graphite (mineral) pen / brush

Drawing, Necklace; Italy

Prostitute as the Daoist Immortal Kinkō riding on a carp, c. 1768, Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725 - 1770, 27 3/16 × 4 5/8 in. (69 × 11.7 cm) (image, sheet, hashira-e), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century, The Taoist immortal Kinkō is said to have been fond of fish, and to have passed his days making paintings of them. On his 200th birthday, a great carp appeared which took Kinkō on a sightseeing tour of the waterways. He returned carrying a Buddhist scroll exhorting humankind to refrain from harming fish. Ukiyo-e artists updated the Kinkō theme by transforming the wizened old sage into a beautiful prostitute.

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, Two Children Wearing Helmets, c 1505 1515 Two Children Wearing Helmets

Rectangular edge tile in purple with tulip decor, with light colored flower with 10 oval petals, leaves, tulip fin, yellow pottery, edge tile wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted

Panel, 17th century, 77 1/2 x 15 in. (196.85 x 38.1 cm), Linen; embroidery, Albania, 17th century

Textile, Les Vendanges; Designed by Jean-Baptiste Marie Huet (French, 1745 - 1811); France; cotton; Repeat H: 94 cm (37 in.); 1952-80-5-h

Assyrian and Persian Ornament

Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls with the Theme of Love, Plate 7 from: 'Decorative friezes and foliage' (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami) ca. 1645-50 Stefano della Bella Italian. Design for a Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls with the Theme of Love, Plate 7 from: 'Decorative friezes and foliage' (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami) 397803

Vertical Band from a Tunic 7th century This shoulder band was once inserted in a Coptic tunic. Tapestry-woven on a red ground, a haloed female is depicted along with vases, palmettes, and lions. The leaflike feet of the female is a characteristic stylization in this period. Like most Coptic textiles, this band probably was unearthed from a burial site in Egypt.. Vertical Band from a Tunic 444296

Wilkinson Tracing, Printed design for inlaid decoration for Mrs Ferguson's Table, 1817-20. Ink on laid paper. Designer: George Bullock. Draughtsman: Thomas Wilkinson

Panel Made 1600-1700 Italy. Silk, 4 1 satin damask weave .

Design for vignette in the commemorative book for Queen Wilhelmina from 1923 depicting the virtues Faith, Hope and Love. Draughtsman: Carel Adolph Lion Cachet. Dating: 1874 - 1945. Measurements: h 88 mm × w 424 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

'Panel 11. Psyche'. France, 1909. Dimensions: 390x74 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: MAURICE DENIS.

Three Plaques from a Column De Grieksche A. Designed by Daniel Marot (1661-1752) French Protestant, an architect, furniture designer and engraver at the forefront of the classicizing Late Baroque 'Louis XIV' style. Dated 17th Century

Veld van vier randtegels.Field of 4 edge tiles (1 x 4) each with a multi-colored (blue, orange and green) painted animal or hunter.

Cartouche with two putti.design for a print.

Border, Block-printed and flocked on handmade paper, Naturalistically represented large, veined leaves, tendrils and contorted stems in grisaille-like beiges and white in continuous arrangement on background of bright deep blue flocking. Below, banding of horizontal beige and white lines, the banding, illusionistically shaded, appears in-the-round, with tiny snakes coiled about at regular intervals., France, 1800-1825, Wallcoverings, Border

Birth of Dauphin (TF)

Panel (Dessus d'alcove) 18th century French. Panel (Dessus d'alcove). French. 18th century. Oak. Woodwork

Border (Germany); embossed, die cut; 91 x 19 cm (35 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

Detail of the Decoration of the First Floor, Pavillon de Rohan, Louvre, Paris. Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)

Paris, Thuret, Jacques (III), France, Berain, Jean (le Vieux), Scotin, Gérard Jean Baptiste (I), Designs for gates and railings of wrought iron, Gate with corner pilaster, Two masks are incorporated in the gate. Fragment of sheet 1 from a series of 5 sheets. Second edition., print, ornamental print, prints, ornamental prints, height 316 mm, width 91 mm, French, 1671-12-24 - 1716-02-01, print maker, printmaker, 1711 - 1716, first quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, 1640-06-04 - 1711-01-25, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1669 - 1738, publisher

Frieze second half 15th century Possibly by Giovanni Dalmata (Giovanni Duknovich di Traù). Frieze. Italian, possibly Rome. second half 15th century. Marble. Sculpture-Architectural

Fireback Tile Picture Hannibal, anonymous, 1615 - 1640 Tile tableau of 36 tiles (12 x 3) with the Carthagen General Hannibal. At the bottom, in a cartouche the inscription: Hannibal. Rotterdam earthenware. tin glaze majolica Tile tableau of 36 tiles (12 x 3) with the Carthagen General Hannibal. At the bottom, in a cartouche the inscription: Hannibal. Rotterdam earthenware. tin glaze majolica

Sidewall (Holland); leather, stamped, silvered, painted

Border (France); block-printed on handmade paper

Sketch for the Lobau Gallery of the Paris City Hall: the Arts Henry Jean Louis Loureau (1860-1923). Arts. Sketch for the Lobau Gallery of the Paris City Hall. Oil on canvas, 1890.

Tray with inlay. Culture: China. Dimensions: W. 5 3/4 × L. 15 1/4 in. (14.6 × 38.8 cm). Date: 1368-1644. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design drawing. Artist: Christopher Dresser (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1834-1904 Mulhouse). Dimensions: sheet: 15 15/16 x 11 in. (40.5 x 27.9 cm). Date: ca. 1883, based on earlier design. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Design for a wall panel with a vertical composition. Episodes from the life of Hercules are interspersed amidst a finely drawn, elaborate display of gardens, urns, nymphs, leafy arbors, pavilions and arabesques. The panel's representations include, from the bottom up: Hercules and Dejanira; Hercules and Antaeus; Hercules and Cerverus; Hercules and the Cretan bull; Hercules and Nemean lion; Hercules carrying the apples of the Hesperides; Hercules killing the Hydra; Hercules and Geryon (); Hercules as boy with snake; Mercury advising Hercules. Date: ca. 1800. Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on off-white paper, lined with white heavy paper and framed by blue color paper colored light brown and black. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Border, Block-printed, Marbleized cartouche-shaped figures in a series connected with each other by circles. Brown shading. Above, a narrow marbleized band, salmon, dark red, and green., England, 1815-30, Wallcoverings, Border

Tailpiece, Franklin Booth, American, 1874-1948, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, New York, USA, Black ink on paper, A symmetrical design, composed of an almost nude figure of a boy, seated, center, enclosed in a frame of interlacing vines. Shown against a black-and-white speckled background., USA, ca. 1910, graphic design, Drawing, Drawing

Florentine 16th Century, One of Two Ornamental Friezes, 16th century One of Two Ornamental Friezes

Sidewall, Le Printemps from Les Quatre Saisons; Manufactured by Jean-Baptiste Réveillon (French, 1725-1811); France; block-printed on handmade paper

Pillar with a rectanguar base decorated with a relief of olive shoot. From the Vesuvian area. 1st century AD. Marble. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.

Le marchand d'orvietan (The quack-docter), Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved copper plate on plain weave, Figures in rural landscapes and a banner with three fleur de lys., In red on white., ca. 1785, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Fragment, Fragment

Chair Runner (Kaobei). China, late Ming dynasty, 1600-1650. Textiles. Silk and metalic foil-wrapped thread tapestry weave

Dado (France); block-printed on handmade paper; 214 x 59 cm (84 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.)

Border, Medium: linen Technique: punto in aria needle lace, Narrow border of triangular pendants., Spain or Portugal, 16th century, lace, Border

Border (possibly France); block-printed; 53 x 8.5 cm (20 7/8 x 3 3/8 in.); Purchase, Pauline Riggs Noyes Fund; 1953-202-3

Romano, Giulio, Bos, Cornelis, Frisian with the triumph of Neptune, verso - stamped, Various mythical animals are twisted together. On the left Neptune rides on a hippocampus, on the right a mermaid with peacock feathers in her hand., print, ornament print, prints, height 45 mm, width 315 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1548 - 1650, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Dutch, 1510 - 1566, after print by, Italian, 1499 - 1546-01-11

Border, Block-printed and flocked, Intertwined cables of laurel, in green flock, and close-folded acanthus; viridian field, and simulated bead molding across top and bottom. Printed in buff, brown, greens and gilt, with green flock., France, 1850-65, Wallcoverings, Border

Piece 18th century Japan. Piece. Japan. 18th century. Silk / Compound weave. Edo period (1615-1868). Textiles-Woven

Print, Design for a Knife Handle Showing One of the Virtues; Made by Giullaume du Thielt; Netherlands; engraving and etching on off-white laid paper; L x W: 9 x 1 cm (3 9/16 x 3/8 in.)

Panel (Dessus d'alcove) first half 18th century French. Panel (Dessus d'alcove). French. first half 18th century. Oak. Woodwork

Chaekkori. Date/Period: Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century. Decorative Arts. Ink and color on paper mounted on silk brocade with wooden frame. Height: 1,625 mm (63.97 in); Width: 4,152 mm (13.62 ft). Author: KOREAN.

Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry. Josef Albert (German, 1825 - 1886)

Border (France), 1790-1810; block-printed on handmade paper; 73 x 12 cm (28 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)

Border (France); block-printed on handmade paper; (a): 90.5 x 32 cm (35 5/8 x 12 5/8 in.) (b): 305 x 32.5 cm (10 ft. 1/16 in. x 12 13/16 in.)

Part of a folding screen, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1750 Part of a car screen of six strokes, stretched with painted linen on which Piedestals, vases with flowers, medallions and birds are installed in various colors. Northern NetherlandsNetherlands wood (plant material). linen (material) Part of a car screen of six strokes, stretched with painted linen on which Piedestals, vases with flowers, medallions and birds are installed in various colors. Northern NetherlandsNetherlands wood (plant material). linen (material)

Roman fresco depicting a Meander. Villa of the Papyri. Herculaneum. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.

Coffin of Senbi (Lid), 1918-1859 BC. Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat II to Sesostris III. Gessoed and painted cedar; overall: 69.7 x 55 x 213 cm (27 7/16 x 21 5/8 x 83 7/8 in.).

Mural next to the door on the right. From a series of ten murals with Arcadian landscapes in the room on the garden side on the main floor of the house Herengracht 524 in Amsterdam, Arcadian landscape with a sleeping boy under a tree., painter: Jurriaan Andriessen, Amsterdam, 1771, canvas, h 325 cm × w 42 cm

Unfinished fragment embroidery with a repetitive motif of multicolored silk on natural woolen comb yarn, M.G. Winkelman-Sanders, c. 1900 - c. 1910 Unfinished fragment embroidery, possibly a test patch, with a repetitive motif of multicolored silk on natural woolen comb yarn. The embroidery on the elongated fragment is cut along the long sides and partially cut away. A point is cut from the lower, short end, while at the top, which has remained unfinished, a lot partially unprocessed, woolen fabric of approx. 4 cm is left. Part of the signing with ink () Is visible here. Ornament: between two checked edges there is a repeating motif of pointed medallions alternately filled with symmetrical leaf and floral motifs or a peacock with raised springs (), Interspersed with floral motifs on either side of the points. The embroidery is made of the colors golden yellow, silverwit, ice blue, wine red and navy blue. Amsterdam whole: Worsted. Signing: Ink. Embroidery: Silk drawing / embroidering Am

Embroidered Border Fragment 4th-2nd century B.C. Paracas. Embroidered Border Fragment 308037

Border, Block-printed on machine-made paper, Top or bottom wallpaper border; gray scrollwork and outlines, banding of bright red and blue flowers in green foliage between clusters of scrollwork which mark the repeat. Printed on white satin ground., France, 1830-50, Wallcoverings, Border

Border 18th century Flemish, Mechlin. Border 214559

Drawing, Textile Design: Epos; Designed by Dagobert Peche (Austrian, 1887-1923, active Vienna, 1911-1923); Made for Wiener Werkstätte (Austria); brush and gouache on paper; 20.3 × 5.4 cm (8 in. × 2 1/8 in.) Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16 in.)

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