Ornament with Acanthus
Print
ca 1500-1520 (printed)
ca 1500-1520 (printed)
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Densely arranged, rich leaf ornament was one of the most commonly used types of decoration in Northern Europe around 1500. It continued to be employed alongside more Italianate styles, sometimes with the two types of ornament combined on the same object.
Object details
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| Title | Ornament with Acanthus (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | etching on laid paper |
| Brief description | Ornament with Acanthus by Daniel Hopfer (1470-1536); etching; South German; ca 1500-20 |
| Physical description | Holly-like leaf ornament growing from a central stem with crowing birds in three corners (top right and left and bottom left). The artists initials appear on the stem at the bottom of the print. |
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| Gallery label | LEAF ORNAMENT
Etching
By Daniel Hopfer (b.1470; d.1536)
SOUTH GERMAN; about 1500-20
E.267-1893
Densely arranged, rich leaf ornament was one of the most commonly used types of decoration in Northern Europe around 1500 and may be seen on various objects in this case. It continued to be employed alongside more Italianate styles, sometimes (as on the large French wooden vestibules at the end of this gallery) with the two types or ornament combined on the same object. |
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| Summary | Densely arranged, rich leaf ornament was one of the most commonly used types of decoration in Northern Europe around 1500. It continued to be employed alongside more Italianate styles, sometimes with the two types of ornament combined on the same object. |
| Other number | B.93 - Le Peintre-Graveur |
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| Accession number | E.267-1893 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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