The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 4, 2023

An Oak Leaf Ornament

c. 1470

Master W with the Key

(Flemish)

Flanders, 15th century

Engraving

Sheet: 27.5 x 22 cm (10 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1952.100

Location

113 French Tapestries & Illuminated Manuscripts

Description

The impression of the oak leaf is unique, as are the other nine leaf ornaments engraved by this master.

Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 68 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 68 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 78 archive.org
Exhibition history

Old Master Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29, 1966-April 1, 1967).

Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).

Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 7-October 28, 1990).

Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 9-June 8, 2014).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.100