untitled (plate 9)

untitled (plate 9) , 1600s

Portfolio/Series title: Neues Blumen und Laube Büchlein (New Book of Flowers and Foliage)

Where object was made: Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany)

Material/technique: engraving

Dimensions:
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 87 x 132 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 3 7/16 x 5 3/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 297 x 178 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 11 11/16 x 7 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 16 x 20 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Letha Churchill Walker Memorial Art Fund and Museum of Art Acquisition Fund

Accession number: 1998.0687.09

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Archive Label 2003:
The flowers presented in this series of engravings are imaginary. Blooms and foliage surge to the foreground as if just popped from the bud and dwarf the imaginary land- and seascapes behind them. These floral patterns and their like could be forerunners of what we know as “Pennsylvania Dutch” design.

Exhibition Label:
"Cabinets of Curiosity: Musing About Collections," Jun-2006, Joseph Keehn and Madeline Rislow
These twelve engravings of flowers set in landscapes bespeak a fascination with the seemingly endless variation found in nature that is similar to that encountered in cabinets of curiosity. The relationship of these remarkable blooms to their landscape settings remains a puzzle.