id:			117019
accession number:	1937.565
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.565
updated:		2023-08-29 11:33:51.295000

Design for a Gothic Fountain, c. 1470. Master W with the Key (Flemish). Engraving; platemark: 23.3 x 7.5 cm (9 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.); sheet: 23.6 x 10.8 cm (9 5/16 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1937.565

title:				Design for a Gothic Fountain
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creation date:			c. 1470
creation date earliest:		1465
creation date latest:		1475
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	Flanders, 15th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Master W with the Key (Flemish)  - artist

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measurements: Platemark: 23.3 x 7.5 cm (9 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.); Sheet: 23.6 x 10.8 cm (9 5/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition
	opening date:   1958-03-03T05:00:00
	<i>Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 3, 1958-October 11, 1959).

	title:		Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection
	opening date:   1965-05-06T04:00:00
	<i>Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-September 9, 1965).

	title:		Old Master Prints and Drawings
	opening date:   1966-07-29T04:00:00
	<i>Old Master Prints and Drawings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29, 1966-February 28, 1967).

	title:		Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints
	opening date:   1987-06-02T04:00:00
	<i>Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).

	title:		Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints
	opening date:   1990-08-07T04:00:00
	<i>Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 7-October 28, 1990).

	title:		Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2014-03-09T00:00:00
	<i>Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 9-June 8, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
Many early engravers used the medium to create motifs for craftsmen. The design for this Gothic fountain calls for the work to be executed in gold or silver and for scented water to spout from the gargoyle heads into the square, carved basins below. Like the great majority of prints by Master W with a Key, this sheet illustrating a design for a fountain is very rare, and only a few impressions are known. Offset on the verso is the faint image of a ship, a subject that inspired eight other engravings.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 638
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n118

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 70
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n94

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 70
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n94

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 79
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n99

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