Caption

Three floral ornaments, Ornament panels with acanthus motifs, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 2, 4, Pillar-shaped ornaments with ribbons and floral motifs. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Paul Androuet Ducerceau, publisher: Nicolas Langlois (I), Paris, grantor of privilege: Louis XIV (King of France), France, 1650 - 1703, paper, etching, height 274 mm x width 183 mm, floral interlace, ornament, acanthus, ribbon, scroll, banderole, Three vertical panels filled with detailed botanical engravings. The left panel shows a twisting ribbon forming oval loops, each loop enclosing a different flower with leaves and stems, rendered in fine crosshatching and curved shading. The central panel features a wider ribbon spiraling down amid dense clusters of flowers and layered petals, with elongated leaves and overlapping blooms creating a sense of vertical movement. The right panel displays a column entwined by large, sweeping acanthus-like leaves and small round berries, with pronounced curved veins and textured shading along the leaf edges. The entire composition is monochromatic, drawn with delicate line work and varied hatching on a lightly textured background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_063

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.2Mb (11.5Mb) / 9.8in x 15.2in / 2937 x 4550 (300dpi)

Keywords

Three floral ornaments Ornament panels acanthus motifs print album page ornamental print Series number 2 4 Pillar-shaped ornaments ribbons floral motifs part album printmaker Paul Androuet Ducerceau publisher Nicolas Langlois I Paris grantor privilege Louis XIV King France 1650 - 1703 paper etching height 274 mm x width 183 mm floral interlace ornament acanthus ribbon scroll banderole Three vertical panels filled detailed botanical engravings left panel twisting forming oval loops loop enclosing different flower leaves stems rendered fine crosshatching curved shading central panel features wider spiraling down dense clusters flowers layered petals elongated leaves overlapping blooms creating sense vertical movement right panel displays column entwined large sweeping acanthus- small round berries pronounced curved veins textured shading leaf edges entire composition monochromatic drawn delicate line work varied hatching lightly textured background