Flourishes
Apr 10, 2008
There’s calligraphy and then there’s fraktur extravaganzas such as this….
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11 comments or trackbacks
#1 posted by Thombeau
Apr 10th, 2008
This is crazy. I love it!
#2 posted by xtiaan
Sep 22nd, 2008
that would make an awesome tat
#3 posted by John
Sep 22nd, 2008
Maybe on your back. Would need a lot of empty skin to show all of that detail.
#4 posted by Arturo
Oct 30th, 2008
Do you have this pic in a bigger size? I want to get a tat of it on my back, My Last name is Madrid so it’s perfect for me! Madrid is the capital of Spain by the way.
#5 posted by John
Oct 30th, 2008
Hi Arturo. The largest version is at the place I found it here. Good luck with the tattoo if you do get it done!
#6 posted by Arturo
Oct 30th, 2008
Thanks John!
The size you found is bigger than I expected, it’s perfect though.
Is there anywhere else I can find these letters though?
#7 posted by John
Oct 30th, 2008
This looks to me like a unique piece and I certainly haven’t seen any similar examples online. There are many calligraphy books around although few feature examples as extravagant as this. I think you’d need to contact a museum or find a museum catalogue.
#8 posted by Ilyas
Oct 28th, 2010
What is the meaning of this tattoo?
Kind Regards,
Ilyas
#9 posted by John
Oct 28th, 2010
It’s not a tattoo, it’s a capital M draw on a sheet of paper as a calligraphy exercise.
#10 posted by Mamie Velez
Sep 3rd, 2012
This is something that Master Penmans Michael Sull and Jake Weidmann would be able to create with ease!
#11 posted by christopher daniggelis
Sep 18th, 2012
I would like to know what collection this image is part of and the name and date of the artist, it doesn’t look like paul franck, but looks penn-german? can anyone help.