The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Border with Stags, Fountains, and Trees
1500s
Overall: 13.5 x 177.3 cm (5 5/16 x 69 13/16 in.)
Gift of J. H. Wade 1921.1138
Location: not on view
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Plant motifs, such as the blooming bushes found here, flanked by birds, were popular for their associations with well-being or blessing.Description
Prancing stags, represented with their heads turned backward, flank an ornate fountain. The fountain motif could allude to rejuvenation and immortality.- Renaissance lace rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1, 2012-December 9, 2013).
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