Double Scroll of Leaf Ornament with a Standing Putto
An engraving of dense, curling acanthus-style leaf scrolls filling a horizontal panel, with a chubby putto standing at the right, one hand resting on the foliage. The fine black lines model the leaves in light and shadow against a hatched ground.
- Artist
- Heinrich Aldegrever
- Date
- c. 1532
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 949 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1560).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer