Ornament Print from a series: 'Grottesco in diversche manieren' / Hans Vries

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Accession Number
1960/1.118
Title
Ornament Print from a series: 'Grottesco in diversche manieren'
Artist
Hans Vries
Artist Nationality
Dutch
Artist Life Dates
1527-1604(or 1623?)
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Object Creation Date
1555-1560
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Netherlands (nation)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Netherlands (nation)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Dimensions
15.7 cm x 21.1 cm (6 3/16 in. x 8 5/16 in.)
Century
16th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
intaglio print
Secondary Object Type
engraving
Physical Description
Within an elaborate decorative framework consisting of griffins, birds, dogs, and fantastic half man-half beast creatures is a central panel with the image of a nude woman standing on a column holding a victor's wreath in either hand. Approaching for either side is a man in a quadriga holding a banner; each also holds a line that extends up to the wreath in the woman's hand.
Subject Matter
Such elaborate decorative works filled with fantastical motifs were inspired by the discovery around 1500 in Rome of Nero's Domus Aurea (Golden Palace), the interior of which was filled with similar elaborate wall paintings.
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1073 x 797
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Record
1960/1.118
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"Ornament Print from a series: 'Grottesco in diversche manieren'; Hans Vries." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-1.118/1960_1.118.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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