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Stück zum Verzachnen Für Die Goldschmid Verfertigt

Engraving
1579 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Georg Wechter (engraver)
Place of origin
Nuremberg (Published)

This engraving of an ewer, by George Wechter the Elder, of Nuremberg, is from his set 30 Stück zum Verzachnen Für Die Goldschmid Verfertigt (30 Pieces for Drawing Prepared for the Goldsmith). It was published in Germany in 1579.

The ewer is decorated with a serpent, a winged satyr, fruit and a grotesque mask. Ornament prints like these were published for artisans to use in the production of objects; this print was aimed at goldsmiths in particular.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Designs
Ornament Prints
Object type
Engraving
TitleStück zum Verzachnen Für Die Goldschmid Verfertigt (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Printing Ink
Engraving
Brief description
George Wechter. Ewer ornamented with strapwork. Plate from a suite of 30 designs for goldsmith's work entitled 'Stück zum Verzachnen Für Die Goldschmid Verfertigt'. Nuremberg, 1579.
Physical description
Engraving
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 28.1cm
  • Cut to width: 17.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed with the monogram 'G.W.' in the lower centre of the plate. (Engraver's signature.)
Production
A print from the set Stück zum Verzachnen Für Die Goldschmid Verfertigt (30 pieces for drawing prepared for the goldsmith)
Subjects depicted
Snakes
Ewers
Masks (Costume)
Satyrs
Fruit
Summary
This engraving of an ewer, by George Wechter the Elder, of Nuremberg, is from his set 30 Stück zum Verzachnen Für Die Goldschmid Verfertigt (30 Pieces for Drawing Prepared for the Goldsmith). It was published in Germany in 1579.

The ewer is decorated with a serpent, a winged satyr, fruit and a grotesque mask. Ornament prints like these were published for artisans to use in the production of objects; this print was aimed at goldsmiths in particular.
Bibliographic references
  • Peter Ward Jackson, Some Main Streams and Tributaries in European Ornament from 1500 to 1750, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1969, 24.
  • (Berlin I) Berlin Staatlich Museen., Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Berlin and Leipzig, 1936-39, 908.
  • Warncke, C.-P., Die ornementale Groteske in Deutschland, 1500-1650, 2 vol.s, Berlin, 1979, vol.II, 515 (Cf).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4281-1910

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Record createdApril 14, 2005
Record URL
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