Ornament Design
Artist
Jan van Duetecum
? (Dutch, about 1530–after 1606)
Artist
Lucas van Duetecum
? (Dutch, active 1559–1593)
ArtistAfter
Cornelis Floris II
(Flemish, 1513 or 1514 - 1575)
Date1556-1557
MediumEtching
Dimensionssheet: 30.5 x 20.5 cm (12 x 8 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineEliza S. Paine Fund
Object number1977.116
Label TextA stonecutter and sculptor, Floris became best known for creating royal tombs in northern Europe. He visited Rome, then returned to Antwerp with a Renaissance and Mannerist style that he used for the sculptural ornament of Antwerp Town Hall and other projects. Engravings published by Hieronymus Cock disseminated his designs, like this Renaissance grotesque, throughout the northern Netherlands. His younger brother, Frans, later traveled to Italy and came back to his hometown to become the leading Flemish painter of the Romanist generation.ProvenanceJames Bergquist, Boston, MAOn View
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