Ornament with Acanthus

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Artist/Maker	Hopfer, Daniel (printmaker)
Place of origin	Germany (printed)

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.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Ornament with Acanthus (generic title)
Materials and techniques	etching on laid paper Printing Ink Paper Etching (Printing Process)
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.
Dimensions	Height: 21.9cm Width: 14.9cm
Marks and inscriptions	D.H. (Artist's initials on the stem of the tree) [Crown] (Watermark. See 'Les Filigranes'; C.M. Briquet; number 5030 - Couronne; Volume 2)
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.
Subjects depicted	Birds Acanthus
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
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.267-1893

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1042286/ornament-with-acanthus-print-hopfer-daniel/

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