Kalender voor 1849 1849 - 1883

Rombertus Julianus van Arum created this calendar for 1849 using etching. The eye is immediately drawn to the ornate, symmetrical frame that envelops the calendar months. Its elaborate design, reminiscent of baroque aesthetics, features swirling vegetal forms and intricate detailing, rendered with precision through delicate lines and monochromatic tones. Van Arum employs a structural framework where the detailed ornamental border acts as a signifier of the period's decorative tastes while simultaneously functioning as a container for the strictly ordered and functional calendar dates. The contrast is striking; the chaotic exuberance of the frame against the linear precision of the calendar days. It challenges fixed meanings by blending art and everyday utility, suggesting that time itself can be both measured and aesthetically appreciated. The ornamental frame, far from being mere decoration, invites us to consider how we frame time itself—as a structured, measured sequence, or as an experience interwoven with beauty and artifice.