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auricular style

noun

Etymology

Coined with reference to the flowing figures of the style, which sometimes resemble the human ear.

Definitions

  1. An ornamental style of the first half of the 17th century, characterized by stylized and…

    An ornamental style of the first half of the 17th century, characterized by stylized and softly flowing abstract shapes in relief.

    • Later, following the general tendency towards a more 'painterly' taste, came the soft Ohrmuschel or auricular style of about 1620 and after, characterized by forms like parts of conch shells or the gristle of an ear.
    • The choice and treatment of the motifs which form the inner ornamental border - rams' heads and drapery - suggest a Northern goldsmith familiar with the early auricular style.
    • The auricular style was created by two members of the Utrecht goldsmithing family of van Vianen.

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