Plate Eight, from Book of Ornament
- Medium
- Engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 13.3 × 20.6 cm (5 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet: 23.2 × 29.5 cm (9 3/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- engraving
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
engravingprintprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)
About
Simon Gribelin II’s charming set of 12 engravings makes up a book of ornament patterns that could be copied by artists and perused by enthusiasts. The detailed images in the New Book of Ornament Useful to All Artists alternate between sinuous frames with historical and mythological cartouches and more schematic images in the shape of medallions, decorative bands, and jewelry.
