Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 90 (recto)

Publisher Cesare Vecellio Italian
1601
Not on view
Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design is decorated in the center with a fountain from which 2 composite beasts drink. The entire fountain is surrounded by 2 curving vines that emanate below from the fountain and attach at the top to a flower, which is flanked by a peacock on each side. At the bottom left and right corners are 2 composite male creatures that support a pot of flowers.

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  • Title: Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 90 (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(92)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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