Panel of Ornament with Two Sirens / Lucas Van Leyden
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.134
- Title
- Panel of Ornament with Two Sirens
- Artist
- Lucas Van Leyden
- Artist Nationality
- Dutch
- Artist Life Dates
- 1494-1533
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1528
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Netherlands (nation)
- South Holland (province)
- Leyden (inhabited place)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Netherlands (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- South Holland (province)
- Creation Place 4
- Leyden (inhabited place)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Northern Renaissance
- Inscription
- Signed, c.: L Dated, l.c.: 1528
- Dimensions
- 11.9 cm x 7.8 cm (4 11/16 in. x 3 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Secondary Object Type
- engraving
- Physical Description
- This print depicts an ornamental design. The central axis of the design is composed of a fanciful stand with a nude winged boy holding a trident, seen from the back, seated on the top. A pair of sirens holding small banners flank the base, and a pair of hybrid sphinx-like creatures perch near the top. The letter "L" appears in the center of the stand and the date "1528" is inscribed in the base.
- Subject Matter
- This fanciful ornamental design was created by Lucas van Leyden, who prominently included his initial on the stand in the center of the print. The design combines mythological and grotesque figures in inventive ways that would have testified to the artist's skill. Such designs were used by other artists and craftsmen for the decoration of a wide range of objects, ranging from expensive metalwork to title-pages of books.
- Primary Keywords
- copper engraving (printing process)
- engravings
- grotesques
- intaglio printing
- leyden (inhabited place)
- mermaids
- ornament
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- animals and creatures
- descriptors
- design elements
- engraving (printing process)
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- image-making processes and techniques
- intaglio printing processes
- intaglio prints
- legendary creatures
- motifs
- netherlands (nation)
- object genres
- object genres by function
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- printing
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- south holland (province)
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 313 x 481
- File Size
- 35 KB
- Record
- 1960/2.134
- Link to this Item
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"Panel of Ornament with Two Sirens; Lucas Van Leyden." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.134/1960_2.134.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
