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Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

An Oak Leaf Ornament

c. 1470

Master W with the Key

(Flemish)
Flanders
engraving
Sheet: 27.5 x 22 cm (10 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1952.100
Location: Not on view

Description

The impression of the oak leaf is unique, as are the other nine leaf ornaments engraved by this master.
  • Richards, Louise. "A Unique Engraving by the Master W with the Key." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 41, no. 1 (January 1954): 16-17. Mentioned: p. 16; Reproduced: p. 19 www.jstor.org
    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
  • Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 9-June 8, 2014).
    Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 7-October 28, 1990).
    Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).
    The Vocabulary of Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 29-December 31, 1975).
    Old Master Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29, 1966-February 28, 1967).
    Prints 1400-1800. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 18, 1956-January 20, 1957); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (February 1-March 3, 1957); Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN (November 1-December 1, 1957).
  • {{cite web|title=An Oak Leaf Ornament|url=false|author=Master W with the Key|year=c. 1470|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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