Fantastic Ornament, Series Two

118 Designs and Motifs

A. Hauser

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9780486315980
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: History of Art

Abounding in cherubs, nymphs, soldiers, kings, dragons, and other flamboyant motifs, this compilation of ornamental designs was originally published in Paris during the 1840s. The extravagant images are based on a wide variety of historical examples that date back as far as the 1500s and include imaginative renderings by Watteau and Dürer. Created as embellishments for walls, arms and armor, and everyday objects, these designs remain eminently useful for graphic and decorative purposes.
Professional and amateur artists and designers as well as cardmakers and scrapbookers will find this compilation a practical resource of versatile and royalty-free art. This volume is the successor to Dover Publications' Fantastic Ornament, another modern reprint of a rare nineteenth-century publication.

18^th Century. Vignettes by Watteau   PLATE 1

18^th Century. Ornamental border by Peyrotte   PLATE 2

18^th Century. Ornamental border by Peyrotte   PLATE 3

17^th Century. Italian ornaments by Janssen   PLATE 4

17^th Century. Italian ornaments by Janssen   PLATE 5

16^th Century. Italian design by Vriese   PLATE 6

17^th Century. Decoration in grotesque style by Berain   PLATE 7

16^th Century. Wall decoration, unknown artist   PLATE 8

16^th Century. Two shields of arms, with figures, by Albert Durer   PLATE 9

16^th Century. Design for inlaying woods, etc. by Virgile Solis   PLATE 10

16^th Century. Wall decoration, historical subjects, unknown artist   PLATE 11

17^th Century. Two architectural vases by Lepôtre   PLATE 12

16^th Century. Wall decoration, with landscape, by Vriese   PLATE 13

17^th Century. Wall decoration by Berain   PLATE 14

16^th Century. Dagger and sheath, cased work, by Aldegrever   PLATE 15

18^th Century. Wall decorations by Peyrotte   PLATE 16

17^th Century. Border and escutcheons by J. D. Bella   PLATE 17

18^th Century. Vase, lamp, and pedestal by J. Giardini   PLATE 18

17^th Century. Examples o...

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