Chambers 1908 Vitruvian Scroll - Public domain book illustration
Illustration from 1908 Chambers's Twentieth Century. Vitruvian, adj. denoting a peculiar kind of convoluted scrollwork, so named from Vitruvius, a Roman architect under Augustus.)
Egyptian - Scarab Amulet - Walters 4214 - Bottom (2)
The ancient Egyptians believed that the dung beetle, the Scarabaeus sacer, was one of the manifestations of the sun god. Representations of these beetles were used as amulets, and for ritual or administrative p... More
Egyptian - Scarab Amulet - Walters 4214 - Bottom
The ancient Egyptians believed that the dung beetle, the Scarabaeus sacer, was one of the manifestations of the sun god. Representations of these beetles were used as amulets, and for ritual or administrative p... More
Japanese - Fuchi with Scrollwork Design - Walters 511078 - Back
This scroll work design imitates decoration on lacquer ware. The motif is carved into layers of lacquers, often revealing different colors in the various layers. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1079.
Japanese - Fuchi with Scrollwork Design - Walters 511078
This scroll work design imitates decoration on lacquer ware. The motif is carved into layers of lacquers, often revealing different colors in the various layers. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1079.
Japanese - Kashira with Scrollwork Design - Walters 511079
This scroll work design imitates decoration on lacquer ware. The motif is carved into layers of lacquers, often revealing different colors in the various layers. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1078.
Pierre Courteys - Footed Dish with the Judgment of Paris - Walters 441...
This footed dish is exhibited to show the decoration of the underside, here with fruit swags, acanthus leaves, scrolled patterns, and fanciful heads, all adapted from prints that were produced specifically to p... More
Pierre Courteys - Oval Dish with River God and the Wedding Feast of Ps...
The elegance and virtuosity of Pierre Courteys, who signed and dated this oval dish, comes out in the deceptively simple composition on the underside. The reclining river god is based on an engraving by the inf... More
Pierre Courteys - Oval Dish with River God and the Wedding Feast of Ps...
The elegance and virtuosity of Pierre Courteys, who signed and dated this oval dish, comes out in the deceptively simple composition on the underside. The reclining river god is based on an engraving by the inf... More
Scroll ornament by Fred.Weber 02
Scroll decoration from a pattern book published in 1895
Scroll ornament by Fred.Weber 01
Scroll decoration from a pattern book published in 1895
Orna085-Kettenbaender
Orna085-Kettenbaender
Orna089-Flechtband
Orna089-Flechtband
Orna091-Blumen-Rosettenband
Orna091-Blumen-Rosettenband
Orna092-Palmettenband
Orna092-Palmettenband
Orna093-Blatt-Rankenband
Orna093-Blatt-Rankenband
Orna094-Blatt-Rankenband
Orna094-Blatt-Rankenband
Orna095-Blatt-Rankenband
Orna095-Blatt-Rankenband
Orna097-Wasserwogenband
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Orna125-Sauelenschaefte
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Armenian rugs, erusaxemi xjankarner1
Armenian rugs, erusaxemi xjankarner1 Public domain photograph related to middle ages, medieval art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Orna088-Flechtband
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Orna086-Flechtband
Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Bowl with Cloud Scrolls and Chrysanthemum Sprays LACMA 66.3.5
Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392), 13th-14th century Furnishings; Serviceware Wheel-thrown stoneware with incised and slip-filled decoration and green glaze Gift of His Excellency, Park Chung Hee, President of... More
Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Supernatural Crea...
China, Late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25 Furnishings; Accessories Black lacquer on hemp core with red and yellow painted decoration and silver foil inlays Far Eastern Art Council Acquisition Fu... More
Lidded Incense Burner (Boshanlu) with Cloud Scrolls LACMA M.2000.190.3...
China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 Tools and Equipment; burners Wheel-thrown stoneware with cut and incised decoration Gift of Richard Brustlin (M.2000.190.3a-b) Chinese Art
Oval Lidded Cosmetic Box (Duoyuan He) with Scrolling Clouds, Animals, ...
China, late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25 Furnishings; Accessories Black and red lacquer on fabric and clay core with yellow painted decoration, silver mounts, and gold and silver foil inlay Pur... More
Half Oval Lidded Cosmetic Box (Banduoyuan He) with Scrolling Clouds an...
China, late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25 Furnishings; Accessories Black and red lacquer on fabric and clay core with black and yellow painted decoration, silver mounts, and gold and silver foil... More
Small Round Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Birds...
China, late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25 Furnishings; Accessories Black and red lacquer on fabric and clay core with red and yellow painted decoration, silver mounts, and gold and silver foil i... More
Lidded Funerary Jar (Hu) with Cloud Scrolls LACMA M.2003.52a-b
China, late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25 Furnishings; Serviceware Wheel-thrown earthenware with painted decoration a) Lid: 2 x 8 3/4 in. (5.08 x 22.23 cm); b) Jar: 21 1/2 x 16 in. (54.61 x 40... More
Tile panel mandorla Louvre OA3919-2-247e
Tile panel with mandorla. Fritware (stonepaste), transparent glaze, painted underglaze on slip. Turkey: Iznik, second half of the 16th century. Français : Panneau de revêtement à la mandorle. Céramique silice... More
Mug animals Iznik UCAD13072
Mug with animals. Earthenware, painted with slip on slip, under transparent glaze. Français : Chope aux animaux. Céramique siliceuse, décor peint à l'engobe sur engobe et sous glaçure tranparente.
Arabesque Drawn Examples
Examples of the basic form of the European arabesque, taken from existing monuments. Drawings based on illustrations in Talbot-Rice, Byzantine Art, Penguin Books, 1968, plates 109-114. Note the common core ele... More
The Urn Blickling
The listed urn is located in the parterre at Blickling Hall. The urn dates back to the 18th century and is decorated in a vitruvian scroll
The American Museum journal (c1900-(1918)) (17972067598)
Title: The American Museum journal Identifier: americanmuseumjo04amer (find matches) Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s) Authors: American Museum of Natural History Subjects: Natural history Publisher: New York : Amer... More
The sacred beetle- a popular treatise on Egyptian scarabs in art and h...
Identifier: sacredbeetlepopu00wardrich (find matches) Title: The sacred beetle: a popular treatise on Egyptian scarabs in art and history Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Ward, John, 1832-1912 Griffith, F. Ll. (F... More