Veelderleij Veranderinghe van grotissen ende Compertimenten ghemaeckt tot dienste van alle die de Conste beminne ende ghebruiken
Print
1556 (published)
1556 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Cornelis Floris was born in Antwerp but spent some time in Rome in the late 1530s when he would have been exposed to examples of Ancient Roman and Renaissance grotesque decoration. The grotesque style often featured fanciful creatures -part human, part plant. The prints of Cornelis Floris have been described as having a sinister quality about them. In this example the combination of the auricular (ear-like) quality of the framework and the presence of individual figures apparently held prisoner by it, does give an unsettling effect.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Veelderleij Veranderinghe van grotissen ende Compertimenten ghemaeckt tot dienste van alle die de Conste beminne ende ghebruiken (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching on laid paper |
| Brief description | Etching by Cornelis Floris II, published by Hieronymus Cock. Antwerp, 1556. |
| Physical description | Etching |
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| Marks and inscriptions | F (Other plates from the same set in the V&A are lettered A to I and K to M.) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Cornelis Floris was born in Antwerp but spent some time in Rome in the late 1530s when he would have been exposed to examples of Ancient Roman and Renaissance grotesque decoration. The grotesque style often featured fanciful creatures -part human, part plant. The prints of Cornelis Floris have been described as having a sinister quality about them. In this example the combination of the auricular (ear-like) quality of the framework and the presence of individual figures apparently held prisoner by it, does give an unsettling effect. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 29170:5A |
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| Record created | December 2, 2005 |
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