Ornaments for the Edge of a Dish
Artist
Michiel Mousyn
(Dutch, born 1630)
Dateabout 1665
Mediumengraving on dark cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 26.3 x 19.2 cm (10 3/8 x 7 9/16 in.)
sheet: 38.5 x 27.5 cm (15 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
sheet: 38.5 x 27.5 cm (15 3/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineWilliam Grimm Fund
Object number1993.42
Label TextThe origins of the auricular style lie in the graphic designs of Netherlandish Mannerists. Exaggerating forms found in Italian prints by Enea Vico, they transformed the shape of the human ear, and the lobes and ridges of seashells into water, cloud, and drapery design. The style reached a pinnacle in the work of Utrecht silversmiths Paulus and Adam van Vianen in the courts of Munich and Prague. This ornament print was intended as a metalsmiths’ model. Mousyn favored simple hatching with swelling lines appropriate to the complex shapes of repousée metalwork.ProvenanceWilliam Grimm FundOn View
Not on view
George Cruikshank
August 1, 1835
