Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 63 (recto)
Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.
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Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 3 triangles: left triangle is ornamented with a composite man and plant creature holding a plate of 3 fish, middle triangle is ornamented with a crowned female figure flanked on both sides by a dog, right triangle is ornamented with a flower flanked by 2 lions; above the triangles are 2 circles, each framing a 4-petaled flower. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a fountain that is flanked on either side by a composite male figure with bird wings and a plant stem for his lower half that coils outward; a bird sits upon each coil.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 3 triangles: left triangle is ornamented with a composite man and plant creature holding a plate of 3 fish, middle triangle is ornamented with a crowned female figure flanked on both sides by a dog, right triangle is ornamented with a flower flanked by 2 lions; above the triangles are 2 circles, each framing a 4-petaled flower. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a fountain that is flanked on either side by a composite male figure with bird wings and a plant stem for his lower half that coils outward; a bird sits upon each coil.
Artwork Details
- Title:Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 63 (recto)
- Publisher:Cesare Vecellio (Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521–1601 Venice)
- Published in:Venice
- Date:1601
- Medium:Woodcut
- Dimensions:Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm)
- Classifications:Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1918
- Object Number:18.67.2(65)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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