untitled (plate 9), unknown maker from Germany

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untitled (plate 9)
untitled (plate 9)
untitled (plate 9)
1600s
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 1/2 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
Not on display
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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.