Fountain Design, from Dessins d'orfèvrerie (Designs for Metalwork)
1540â1560
Medium
albums (bound) & books
Classification
albums (bound) & books
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-470-6
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 16th-century Flemish design with *Fountain Design* from *Dessins dorfèvrerie* (Designs for Metalwork by Léonard Thiry Created between 1540 and 1560, this work captures the Renaissance flair of Flemish ornamental art, where elaborate patterns for luxury objects like fountains bridged architecture and craftsmanship. Thiry a skilled Flemish designer active around 1550, specialized in motifs that blended graceful scrolls, fantastical creatures, and classical motifs—hallmarks of the Northern Renaissance's shift toward Mannerist elegance. As part of a bound album of...