Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 82 (recto)
Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.
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Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Each register is decorated on the top edge with a zigzagging line. Top register is decorated with a floral motif, 2 intertwining fish that flank a central mask, and a female figure surrounded by a curving vine with a flower at the top. Middle register is decorated with a flower flanked on both sides by a bird, an anchor with a fish coiled around it, and 2 cornucopias intertwining around a straight line. Bottom register is decorated with a bird flying out of 2 cornucopias, a squatting nude figure holding a crown above his head, and an urn flanked by 2 unicorns.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Each register is decorated on the top edge with a zigzagging line. Top register is decorated with a floral motif, 2 intertwining fish that flank a central mask, and a female figure surrounded by a curving vine with a flower at the top. Middle register is decorated with a flower flanked on both sides by a bird, an anchor with a fish coiled around it, and 2 cornucopias intertwining around a straight line. Bottom register is decorated with a bird flying out of 2 cornucopias, a squatting nude figure holding a crown above his head, and an urn flanked by 2 unicorns.
Artwork Details
- Title: Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 82 (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(84)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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