Axial Commons Image Treasury
Two engraved ornamental panels with grotesque figures, strapwork, and small oval medallions containing tiny landscape scenes.

Compertimentorum quod vocant multiplex genus…

Two engraved ornamental panels from a print series of decorative compartments, each with strapwork cartouches, grotesque masks and figures, and a small oval medallion at center. The medallions hold tiny landscape scenes with figures, while winged and satyr-like figures and scrolling foliage frame the composition in fine black-and-white line work.

Artist
Pieter van der Heyden
Date
1566
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2618 px
Download full size
Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1566.
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Paneles ornamentales con figuras grotescas y medallones

Dos paneles ornamentales grabados de una serie de compartimentos decorativos, cada uno con cartelas de lóbulos, máscaras grotescas y figuras, y un pequeño medallón oval en el centro. Los medallones muestran diminutas escenas de paisaje con figuras, mientras figuras aladas parecidas a sátiros y follaje enrollado enmarcan la composición con finas líneas en blanco y negro.

Português: Painéis ornamentais com figuras grotescas e medalhões

Dois painéis ornamentais gravados de uma série de compartimentos decorativos, cada um com cartelas de volutas, máscaras grotescas e figuras, e um pequeno medalhão oval no centro. Os medalhões mostram minúsculas cenas de paisagem com figuras, enquanto figuras aladas semelhantes a sátiros e folhagem enrolada emolduram a composição em finas linhas em preto e branco.