Caption

Feston: 12; Artus Quellinus 1609–1668 engraver?; baroque; weapons; festoons; ornaments; Netherlandish; designs; axes; garlands; decoration patterns; panoply; helmets; clubs; sword; French graphics; ca. 1650, Amsterdam ; album; height 9.8 cm; width 21.9 cm, A horizontal ornamental drawing in black and gray tones on an off-white background shows a central helmet-like shape with curved decorative elements and a plume, flanked by a symmetrical garland of leaves and ribbon-like straps. A group of laurel-like leaves extends outward from the center toward each side, interwoven with chains and hanging round baubles and small ringed pendants. At each outer end a bow-like motif ties the garland to a cluster of leaves and spherical ornaments. The image has scattered small specks and slight aged discoloration on the background, and faint rectangular framing lines around the composition. The visible colors are black, gray, and off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A33_159

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Rights managed

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52.2Mb (3.1Mb) / 20.0in x 10.1in / 6000 x 3043 (300dpi)

Keywords

Feston 12 Artus Quellinus 1609–1668 engraver baroque weapons festoons ornaments Netherlandish designs axes garlands decoration patterns panoply helmets clubs sword French graphics ca 1650 Amsterdam album height 9.8 cm width 21.9 cm horizontal ornamental drawing black gray tones off-white background central helmet- shape curved decorative elements plume flanked symmetrical garland leaves ribbon- straps group laurel- extends outward center side interwoven chains hanging round baubles small ringed pendants outer bow- motif ties garland cluster spherical ornaments image scattered small specks slight aged discoloration background faint rectangular framing lines composition visible colors gray off-white.