Plate 10, from twenty ornamental designs for goblets and beakers
1604
Medium
Punch engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 15.5 × 11 cm (6 1/8 × 4 3/8 in.); Plate: 17 × 11.5 cm (6 3/4 × 4 9/16 in.); Sheet: 18 × 12.5 cm (7 1/8 × 4 15/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
128052
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of early 17th-century design with *Plate 10, from Twenty Ornamental Designs for Goblets and Beakers* by the enigmatic Master A.P., created in 1604. This punch engraving on ivory laid paper captures a, elegantly ornate design from a series of 20, intended as a blueprint for luxurious drinking vessels. Measuring just 15.5 × 11 cm for the image, its compact scale belies the ambition of its scrolling motifs, floral flourishes, and geometric patterns—hallmarks of Northern European Mannerism transitioning toward Baroque exuberance. Master A.P., an anonymous monogrammis...
About the Artist
Master A.P.
Master A.P. is the conventional designation used by art historians to identify an anonymous printmaker known only through the monogram "A.P." appearing on a body of engravings. The practice of referring to unidentified artists by their initials or distinctive marks is well established in the study of early printmaking, where many skilled practitioners left no documentary record of their identities...