Acanthus Collection

Virgin and Child, c.1530-c.1540. Creator: Adriaen Isenbrandt
Virgin and Child, c.1530-c.1540. Other Title(s): Madonna and Child. The marble niche in which the Virgin and the Child are seated is a veritable sample-book of the modern Renaissance style

Acanthus Leaves, Birds and Insects, no. CCCLXXII ("Designs for Various Ornaments, ... April 1, 1792)
Acanthus Leaves, Birds and Insects, no. CCCLXXII ("Designs for Various Ornaments, " pl. 57), April 1, 1792

The International Exhibition: stove by Messrs. Feetham and Co. 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: stove by Messrs. Feetham and Co. 1862. This work...is very simple, and yet, at the same time, exceedingly beautiful; indeed

Roman columns, 1889. Creator: W & AK Johnston
Roman columns, 1889. Examples of various types of column from classical buildings in Rome: 1. Corinthian, from the Temple of Mars Ultor; 2. Composite, from the Arch of Titus; 3

Sheet with four borders with a garland of acanthus leaves and flower... late 18th-mid-19th century. Creator: Anon
Sheet with four borders with a garland of acanthus leaves and flowers, late 18th-mid-19th century

Initial Letter V (Column) to Volpone, 1898. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Initial Letter V (Column) to Volpone, 1898. Illustration for an edition of Ben Jonsons eponymous comedy play, published by Leonard Smithers

Potpourri Vase, Chantilly, c. 1745. Creator: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
Potpourri Vase, Chantilly, c. 1745

Panel (Formerly a Furnishing Textile), England, c. 1895 / 1900
Panel (Formerly a Furnishing Textile), England, c. 1895/1900. Designed by Sidney Mawson. Probably produced by Turnbull & Stockdale

Pitcher, 1827 / 48. Creator: Baldwin Gardiner
Pitcher, 1827/48. Acanthus leaf decoration. Retailed by Baldwin Gardiner

Pitcher, 1833. Creator: John B. Jones & Company
Pitcher, 1833. Relief design of acanthus leaves

Two-Handled Covered Cup, 1698 / 1720. Creator: Cornelius Kierstede
Two-Handled Covered Cup, 1698/1720. Silver cup with lid, two handles with leaf designs, used to serve syllabub, a sweetened or flavoured wine, cider, beer, or ale into which milk was whipped

Acanthus, England, 1876 (produced 1877 / 1917). Creator: William Morris
Acanthus, England, 1876 (produced 1877/1917)

Acanthus (Formerly a Furnishing Textile) from the John J. Glessner House, Chicago, 1876
Acanthus (Formerly a Furnishing Textile) from the John J. Glessner House, Chicago, England, 1876 (produced 1887/1917)

Versailles, Vase, 1906. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Vase, 1906. A work made of albumen print

Naked Infant Holding a Double Scroll of Leafy Ornament. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever
Naked Infant Holding a Double Scroll of Leafy Ornament

Three Cupids and a Bear, 1529. Creator: Heinrich Aldegrever
Three Cupids and a Bear, 1529

The Vase of the Medici, 1656. Creator: Stefano della Bella
The Vase of the Medici, 1656

Goldsmiths Ornament with a Young Man Holding a Cornucopia, 1709

Naked Child Seen from Back Seated in Front of a Vessel, mid-17th century

Grotesque with male figure with lower body and head of acanthus scrolls, ca. 1515-1600. After Marco Dente

Grotesque with a vase, birds and acanthus scrolls, ca. 1515-1600. Creator: Unknown
Grotesque with a vase, birds and acanthus scrolls, ca. 1515-1600. After Marco Dente

The Great Column (top block), ca. 1517. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Great Column (top block), ca. 1517

Vessel Cover, Carolingian, ca. 830-850. Creator: Unknown
Vessel Cover, Carolingian, ca. 830-850

Game Piece with a Scene from the Life of Apollonius of Tyre, German, ca. 1170

Double Column, French, 13th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
Double Column, French, 13th-14th century

Jerusalem, pres de la porte de Jaffa, chap. 1842-44

[Study of Leaves on a Background of Floral Lace], 1864. Creator: Charles Aubry
[Study of Leaves on a Background of Floral Lace], 1864

Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice, 1849-50. Creator: John Ruskin
Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice, 1849-50

Design for a Casket with the Gonzaga Eagle, ca. 1527-46. Creator: Giulio Romano
Design for a Casket with the Gonzaga Eagle, ca. 1527-46

Decoration in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy, (1928). Creator: Unknown
Decoration in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy, (1928). About 1290...The Lamb surrounded by acanthus scrolls...there is documentary evidence that Nicholas IV

Bronze vase, 16th or 19th century, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson
Bronze vase, 16th or 19th century, (1881). Etching of a vase with handles in the form of acanthus leaves, made in northern Italy, possibly Venice. The dating of this object has not been problematic

Bronze hand bell, c1530-c1570, (1881). Creator: W E Mackaness
Bronze hand bell, c1530-c1570, (1881). Etching of a small bell with the arms of the Lippomani family of Venice, made in Italy (probably the Veneto), in the mid 16th century

Athens, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Athens, late 19th-early 20th century. Decorative coat of arms for the city of Athens, capital of Greece. Above a panel bearing the Greek key pattern design is the owl which traditionally represents

Roman Corinthian columns, 1889. Creator: W & AK Johnston
Roman Corinthian columns, 1889. Examples of Corinthian columns from classical buildings in Rome: 1. Jupiter Stator Temple; 2. Temple of Vesta, Tivoli; 3. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina; 4

Marguerite, (late 17th-early 18th century). Creator: Gerald Valck
Marguerite, (late 17th-early 18th century). Portrait of Margaret Tudor (1489-1541), Queen consort of King James IV of Scotland and elder sister of King Henry VIII

Spiny Bears Breech and Forget-Me-Nots, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler (1561-1629)
I Acanthus Spinosus; Model for the decoration on the top of classical columns, Corinthian Order in Roman and Baroque architecture; II Scorpisides Mairtertia Dodonei; III Scorpisides Maitertia Dodonei

Acanthus capital, Temple of the Sun, Hatra (Al-Hadr), Iraq, 1977. Hatra was a religious and trading centre in the area of modern north-western Iraq which flourished between c400 BC and 300 AD

Edward I of England, (1804). Artist: Milton
Edward I of England, (1804). Portrait of King Edward (1239-1307) who reigned 1272-1307

Esemplario di lavori, page 6 (recto), August 1529. August 1529
Esemplario di lavori, page 6 (recto), August 1529

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