Cartilage baroque

As cartilage style (also: Baroque cartilage, auricular style ) is called a style in the plastic art of the 17th century, maintains a distinct ornamentation in imitation of the mannerisms.

The cartilage style originated from the Dutch factory cartilage, cartilage-like in the since the late Renaissance symmetrically arranged in the form of ornaments, blending, continuous thickening were used. The cartilage work of his hand emerged from the scrollwork.

A main component are arranged in the manner acanthus auricle. In some late examples, the overall impression is completely dominated by proliferating ornament, in which the actual image content seems to go down.

Especially in Northern Germany, Scandinavia and the Baltic States, the style of about 1630 to 1680 in churches and manor houses was widespread. In cartilage, style numerous altars, pulpits, epitaphs and furniture were manufactured.

His main representatives counts Gudewerth Hans the Younger ( altars in Eckernförde and Kappeln ).