Caryatidum
Print
1560-70 (Published)
1560-70 (Published)
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| Place of origin |
This engraving after Hans Vredeman de Vries shows a herm, a column topped by a bust of an ancient god, often Hermes. They were popular in the later 1500s and designs for them were distributed as ornament prints such as this one. This print comes from a set aimed at stonecutters, cabinet-makers, glass painters and other craftsmen. The style of the herm is loosely linked to the Ionic and Doric orders.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Caryatidum (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Hans Vredeman de Vries. Plate 6 of thirteen including title plate, from a suite of seventeen designs for caryatids and terminal figures entitled 'Caryatidum'. Antwerp, about 1565. |
| Physical description | 1st state. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Numbered '1' in the lower centre of the plate. |
| Gallery label | PRINTS: HERMS
Low Countries, about 1560
Engravings after Hans Vredman de Vries
The great popularity in the later 1500s of herms and terms as architectural supports led to prints like these. They come from a set aimed at stonecutter, cabinet makers, glass painters and other craftsman. They are loosely linked to the Ionic and Doric orders.
27785.5 |
| Object history | The great popularity in the later 1500s of herms and terms as architectural supports led to prints like these. They come from a set aimed at stonecutters, cabinet-makers, glass painters and other craftsmen. They are loosely linked to the Ionic and Doric orders. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This engraving after Hans Vredeman de Vries shows a herm, a column topped by a bust of an ancient god, often Hermes. They were popular in the later 1500s and designs for them were distributed as ornament prints such as this one. This print comes from a set aimed at stonecutters, cabinet-makers, glass painters and other craftsmen. The style of the herm is loosely linked to the Ionic and Doric orders. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hollstein, F. W. H., et al. The New Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1997): vol. 48, Vredeman de Vries part I, nos.223-239. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 27785:5 |
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| Record created | July 12, 2005 |
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