
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
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.