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Etched grotesque ornament print with figures, putti, creatures and foliage woven through arches and scrolls, with a tomb-like structure in the center.

Grotesque Ornament and Tomb Design, from Veelderleij veranderinghe van grotissen...

A dense etched page of grotesque ornament: figures, putti, hybrid creatures and foliage interwoven with arches, scrolls and tapering supports. Small reclining figures sit atop a central tomb-like structure, and a standing satyr appears at lower left. Fine line hatching gives the composition its tonal depth on ivory paper.

Artist
Johannes van Doetecum
Date
1556
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2429 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1556).
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, Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds

Español: Ornamento grotesco y diseño de tumba, de Veelderleij veranderinghe

Una página densamente grabada con ornamento grotesco: figuras, putti, criaturas híbridas y follaje entrelazados con arcos, volutas y soportes ahusados. Pequeñas figuras reclinadas se sientan sobre una estructura central con aspecto de tumba, y un sátiro de pie aparece a la izquierda inferior. El rayado fino da profundidad tonal sobre papel color marfil.

Português: Ornamento grotesco e desenho de túmulo, de Veelderleij veranderinghe

Uma página densamente gravada com ornamento grotesco: figuras, putti, criaturas híbridas e folhagem entrelaçadas a arcos, volutas e suportes afilados. Pequenas figuras reclinadas se sentam sobre uma estrutura central semelhante a um túmulo, e um sátiro em pé aparece à esquerda, embaixo. Hachuras finas dão profundidade tonal sobre papel cor de marfim.