Auricular Cartouche with Figures within a Strapwork Frame from Veederley Veranderinghe van grotissen ende Compertimenten. Libro Primo, 1556, Etching, Overall: 14 7/16 x 11 7/16 x 5/16 in. (36.6 x 29 x 0.8 cm), After Cornelis Floris II (Netherlandish, Antwerp before 1514–1575 Antwerp), Johannes van Doetecum the elder (Netherlandish, active 1554–ca. 1600, died 1605), Lucas van Doetecum (Netherlandish, active 1554–72, died before 1589), In his early career in Antwerp, the sculptor Cornelis Floris proved himself to be one of the most inventive designers of ornament. He took inspiration from Italian grotesque decorations and developed his very own vocabulary of, often exotic, creatures which inhabit a world of strapwork
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