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Print, Plate 24, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques)
This is a Print. It was designed by Jan Vredeman de Vries and etched by Johannes van Doetechum the Elder and Lucas van Doetechum and published by Gerard de Jode. It is dated 1564 and we acquired it in 1945. Its medium is etching on laid paper.. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
De Vries was best known for his model books for architects, and his grotesque designs reflect a curious combination of perspectival invention and flat ornament. Cornices and pediments project from a field of playful, delicate grotesques, creating an unsettling illustionistic space. With their spindly, ethereal architectural elements, de Vries’s designs recall the ancient murals that inspired the genre, but the play between dimensions is distinctive.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
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- engraving on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
- 1945-59-1
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- engraving on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1946-29-2
- Print, Frieze with Birds, Flowers, Wreaths and Scrolls
- engraving on white laid paper.
- Museum purchase in memory of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1944-67-1
Our curators have highlighted 17 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:
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- 1994-64-3
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- engraving on laid paper.
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Its dimensions are
H x W: 19 × 27.5 cm (7 1/2 × 10 13/16 in.) Platemark: 15.5 × 20.2 cm (6 1/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed in brown ink, left margin: "24"
Cite this object as
Print, Plate 24, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques); Designed by Hans Vredeman de Vries (Dutch, 1527 - ca. 1606); Published by Gerard de Jode (Flemish, 1509 - 1591); Etched by Jan van Doetechum the Elder (Netherlands), Lucas van Doetechum (Dutch, after 1584); France; etching on laid paper.; H x W: 19 × 27.5 cm (7 1/2 × 10 13/16 in.) Platemark: 15.5 × 20.2 cm (6 1/8 × 7 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1945-59-12
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Fragile Beasts.
