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Foliate Ornament

Master W with Key Netherlandish
ca. 1465–90
Not on view
This Gothic leaf design, known only in this impression, is the Master's most beautiful and monumental ornament print. More than half of the eighty-two engravings by this anonymous artist, presumed to have been active as a goldsmith in Bruges, represent designs for objects and constructions—Gothic chapels, ornate vessels, altarpiece frames, and saints set within elaborate architecture.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Foliate Ornament
  • Artist: Master W with Key (Netherlandish, active ca. 1465–90)
  • Date: ca. 1465–90
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 3 3/16 in; 11 5/8 x 4 3/16 in. (cut to plate line at right side)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.16.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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