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Black and white engraving of a symmetrical ornamental urn with a tall foliage bouquet, flanked by scrolls ending in dragon-like heads.

Plate 44 from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Book of Grotesques)

An engraved ornament print showing a symmetrical urn-shaped vase with scrolled lobed body and a tall bouquet of fronds, leaves and curling foliage rising from its mouth. Flanking scrolls with dragon-like heads and hanging tassels frame the central motif against a plain ground, with a small number and inscription in the lower corners.

Artist
Christoph Jamnitzer
Date
1610
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2560 × 2099 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1610).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Lámina 44 del Nuevo libro de grotescos, Christoph Jamnitzer

Una estampa ornamental grabada que muestra un jarrón simétrico en forma de urna con cuerpo lobulado y decorado con volutas, del que brota un alto ramo de frondas, hojas y follaje enrollado. Volutas laterales con cabezas similares a dragones y borlas colgantes enmarcan el motivo central sobre un fondo liso.

Português: Prancha 44 do Novo livro de grotescos, Christoph Jamnitzer

Uma gravura ornamental mostrando um vaso simétrico em forma de urna, com corpo lobulado e volutas, do qual surge um alto buquê de folhagens, frondes e ramos enrolados. Volutas laterais com cabeças semelhantes a dragões e franjas pendentes emolduram o motivo central sobre um fundo liso.