Surface Decoration, Grotesque with Strapwork and Pergolas, Burial Scene above center from Veelderleij Veranderinghe van grotissen ende Compertimenten...Libro Primo
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 3/16 x 8 3/16 in. (31 x 20.8 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.57.61(10)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This intricate etching, titled *Surface Decoration, Grotes with Strapwork andolas, Burial Scene above center*, hails from the 1556 pattern book *Veelderle Veranderinghe van grot ende CompertimentenLibro Primo* (Various Transformations of Grotesques andments, Book One). by Flemish architect Cornelis Floris, with masterful engravings by the innovative Dutch brothers Johannes and Lucas van Doetecum, it exemplifies the explosive popularity of ornamental design books in 16th-century Northern Europe Measuring 12 3/16 x 8 3/16 inches, this sheet buzzes with fantastical motifs: whimsical grotesques—hy...
About the Artist
Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|Cornelis Floris II (Netherlandish|Netherlandish) · 1528 |1527 –1605 |1606
Netherlandish, 1528/32–1605|Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?)