Decorative Plant Forms | ClipArt ETC

This ClipArt gallery offers 104 illustrations of stylized plant forms. Variations of the acanthus, laurel, papyrus, palm, ivy, and oak leaves have been used as a decorative motif in many different cultures. Flowers and festoons of plant material have also been popular decorations throughout the ages.

Pictured is an acanthus decoration of an architectural column. Supposedly the acanthus leaves afforded the suggestion for the foliage decoration on the capital of the Corinthian and other columns.

Acanthus Decoration

Pictured is an acanthus decoration of an architectural column. Supposedly the acanthus leaves afforded…

Laurel French Renaissance Band.

Lauren French Renaissance Band

Laurel French Renaissance Band.

The Louis XVI Bouquet is a carving.

Louis XVI Bouquet

The Louis XVI Bouquet is a carving.

The Laurel Intarsia Panel Branch is inlayed wood that was found in the Palazzo Ducal, Mantua, Italy.

Laurel Intarsia Panel Branch

The Laurel Intarsia Panel Branch is inlayed wood that was found in the Palazzo Ducal, Mantua, Italy.

Laurel Spanrail Branch

The Laurel Spanrail Branch is a Louis XVI style.

Laurel Branches

The Laural branches design was used on Greek vases and in conventional painting.

Laurel Branches

The Laural branches design was used on Greek vases and in conventional painting.

Laurel Branches

The Laurel branches were found in a the silver treasure of Hildesheim, Rome.

Papyrus Bud

This is a half-opened Papyrus bud plant.

Papyrus Bud

This is the lower end of the Papyrus bud plant.

The Akanthos Calyx are the leaves and flower of the Akanthos Mollis.

Akanthos Calyx

The Akanthos Calyx are the leaves and flower of the Akanthos Mollis.

Leaf of Climbing Mikania.

Leaf of Climbing Mikania

Leaf of Climbing Mikania.

The Libreria Cluster is a fruit Festoon design found in the Cathedral of Siena, Italy during the Italian Renaissance.

Libreria Cluster

The Libreria Cluster is a fruit Festoon design found in the Cathedral of Siena, Italy during the Italian…

Modern Cluster

The Modern Cluster is a fruit Festoon design.

Tomb of Louis XVII Cluster

The Tomb of Louis XVII Cluster is a fruit Festoon design found in St. Denis, France during the French…

Roman Column

This Roman column is a fragment taken from the Vatican, Rome.

The Leaf Displayed is often used as a design on Roman reliefs, however, it is more richly developed on Florentine Pilasters.

Leaf Displayed

The Leaf Displayed is often used as a design on Roman reliefs, however, it is more richly developed…

This doodad is an image of two flowers set among leaves.

Doodad

This doodad is an image of two flowers set among leaves.

three small leaves together forming a geometrical shape.

doodad

three small leaves together forming a geometrical shape.

The doodad is a picture of an unopened flower hanging from its stem.

Doodad

The doodad is a picture of an unopened flower hanging from its stem.

Leaf of a Fan Palm.

Leaf of a Fan Palm

Leaf of a Fan Palm.

The Roman Festoon is a bouquet of fruit shown between two animal skulls.

Roman Festoon

The Roman Festoon is a bouquet of fruit shown between two animal skulls.

The Roman Mortuary Tablet Festoon is found in the Vatican.

Roman Mortuary Tablet Festoon

The Roman Mortuary Tablet Festoon is found in the Vatican.

Tomb of Beatrice and Lavinia Ponzetti Festoon

The Tomb of Beatrice and Lavinia Ponzetti Festoon is a leaf festoon found in St. Maria della Pace, Rome…

The Tomb of cardinal Della Rovere Festoon is garland design found in Maria del Popolo, Rome during the Italian Renaissance.

Tomb of Cardinal Della Rovere Festoon

The Tomb of cardinal Della Rovere Festoon is garland design found in Maria del Popolo, Rome during the…

Floral motif

Floral motif

Floral motif

Flower

Art Nouveau flower

An illustration of flowers in the shape of a face.

Flower Face

An illustration of flowers in the shape of a face.

The Blue-Bell flower is used as an ornament design in flat and relief forms.

Blue-Bell Flower

The Blue-Bell flower is used as an ornament design in flat and relief forms.

The Chrysanthemum flower is used as an ornament design in flat and relief forms.

Chrysanthemum Flower

The Chrysanthemum flower is used as an ornament design in flat and relief forms.

The Hellebore flower is used as an ornament design in flat and relief forms.

Hellebore Flower

The Hellebore flower is used as an ornament design in flat and relief forms.

The Lotus flower is an Indian water lily.

Lotus Flower

The Lotus flower is an Indian water lily.

Basket of flowers.

Flowers

Basket of flowers.

Three flowers on a stem.

Flowers

Three flowers on a stem.

Flowers

Flower design

Ornament Foliage

The Ornament Foliage is found on the summit of the monument of Lysikrates, Athens.

These Laurel Design Fragment is a design found on a Roman marble relief.

Laurel Design Fragment

These Laurel Design Fragment is a design found on a Roman marble relief.

Romanesque Frieze.

Romanesque Frieze

Romanesque Frieze.

The Areca Palm Frond comes from an Asian tree.

Areca Palm Frond

The Areca Palm Frond comes from an Asian tree.

The Bryony and Hops have picturesque qualities that well adapted for ornamental use.

Bryony and Hops

The Bryony and Hops have picturesque qualities that well adapted for ornamental use.

This is a decoration of the neck of a Greek Hydria.

Greek Hydria

This is a decoration of the neck of a Greek Hydria.

Leaf design

Rectangular design with leaves.

Louis XVI Leaf Festoon

Louis XVI Leaf Festoon.

Modern Leaf Festoon

The Modern Leaf Festoon is found in Paris, France.

The Roman Leaf Festoon was hung as a decoration on the friezes of temples, alternating with the real skulls of slaughtered sacrificial animals.

Roman Leaf Festoon

The Roman Leaf Festoon was hung as a decoration on the friezes of temples, alternating with the real…

The Byzantine Leaf is a design found in Constantinople.

Byzantine Leaf

The Byzantine Leaf is a design found in Constantinople.

The French Renaissance Leaf design tend to look more formal.

French Leaf Renaissance

The French Renaissance Leaf design tend to look more formal.

The French Renaissance Leaf design tend to look more formal. This design was found in a church in Epernay (Northern France).

French Leaf Renaissance

The French Renaissance Leaf design tend to look more formal. This design was found in a church in Epernay…

The French Renaissance Leaf design tend to look more formal.

French Leaf Renaissance

The French Renaissance Leaf design tend to look more formal.

The Gothic Leaf has a general naturalistic style but details that are idealized.

Gothic Leaf

The Gothic Leaf has a general naturalistic style but details that are idealized.

The Greek Leaf has pointed leaf-edges.

Greek Leaf

The Greek Leaf has pointed leaf-edges.

The Modern Leaf design is found in Louvre, France.

Modern Leaf

The Modern Leaf design is found in Louvre, France.

The Modern Leaf design is found in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Modern Leaf

The Modern Leaf design is found in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

The Overlap of Leaf is a Roman candelabrum design.

Overlap of Leaf

The Overlap of Leaf is a Roman candelabrum design.

The Roman Leaf design is shown as a capital of a column in Pantheon, Rome. The spoon-like roundings of the points of the leaves, as well as the deep incisions are designed to look good from a distance.

Roman Leaf

The Roman Leaf design is shown as a capital of a column in Pantheon, Rome. The spoon-like roundings…

The Roman Capital Leaf has rounder and broader tips.

Roman Capital Leaf

The Roman Capital Leaf has rounder and broader tips.

The Romanesque Leaf design has more rounder and broader tips.

Romanesque Leaf

The Romanesque Leaf design has more rounder and broader tips.

This Romanesque leaf design was found in a monastery in St. Trophimus (Southern France).

Romanesque Leaf

This Romanesque leaf design was found in a monastery in St. Trophimus (Southern France).

Style of Louis XVI Leaf.

Style of Louis XVI Leaf

Style of Louis XVI Leaf.

Leaves and flowers

Leaves and flowers

Leaves and flowers

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