A Foliage Ornament, ca. 1475

Blatt: 111 x 69 mm

Physical Description: Engraving

Inventory Number: 33787

Object Number: 33787 D

Acquisition: Acquired in 1839

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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About the Work

Martin Schongauer produced a number of engravings depicting ornaments, some covering the entire surface of the sheet, some confined to a single tendril. Intended as models for goldsmiths, woodcarvers, and others, they also testify to the artist’s inventive powers as well as the relationship between natural and artistic form. The artificial, metallic looking foliage ornament with its abundance of curved shapes sprouts in lifelike manner from a cut-off branch.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: A Foliage Ornament

Artist

Martin Schongauer

Period Produced

15th century

Object Type

art print

Physical Description: Engraving

Material

Vergé paper

Technique

copperplate engraving

Geographic Reference

German

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Monogrammiert in der Platte unter den sich kreuzenden Zweigen: M+S

Captions Added Later: Verso bezeichnet (mit Bleistift): B. 112
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

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