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The image features an ornate vase with intricate floral and anthropomorphic motifs in black and ivory colors. The vase is prominently displayed against a plain background.
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The image features an ornate vase with intricate floral and anthropomorphic motifs in black and ivory colors. The vase is prominently displayed against a plain background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Cup with Rams' Heads at the Foot

Paul Flindt II

Date
1594
Medium
punch engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 26.1 × 15.7 cm (10 1/4 × 6 3/16 in.) plate: 23 × 12.4 cm (9 1/16 × 4 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.3735
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Designs for Gold- and Silversmiths

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Sculpture
  • Cup
  • animal
  • Cherub
Inscription

recto: in plate, at lower center: .P. .V. N.; verso: at lower center, in graphite: 785 [circled]

Marks

none

Watermarks

none

NGA object ID 6853. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.