Design for Tankard With a Landscape by Paul Flindt the Younger

Design for Tankard With a Landscape c. 1594

print

germany

quirky sketch

print

pen sketch

old engraving style

personal sketchbook

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

pen work

sketchbook drawing

sketchbook art

doodle art

This intricate drawing by Paul Flindt the Younger, titled *Design for Tankard with a Landscape*, depicts a detailed design for a tankard. The central panel features a charming landscape scene, while the ornate scrolling framework and the handle are adorned with delicate floral motifs. Created around 1594, the drawing is a testament to the meticulous craftsmanship and artistic sensibility of the period. The design showcases the prevalence of decorative artistry in the 16th century, emphasizing both practical and aesthetic considerations in the creation of everyday objects.

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minneapolisinstituteofart about 1 year ago

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Like many of the German artists in this exhibition, Paul Flindt (Vlindt) trained as a goldsmith in Nuremberg. He produced three model books in the 1590s aimed at the professional goldsmith trade. Drinking vessels like this tankard were a specialty. Flindt was the most prolific of the Punzenstecher--artists who created ornament prints with a goldsmith's punch instead of an engraver's burin. The result is a design made of tiny dots.