Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 109 (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 a central zigzagging line that forms 2 ornamented triangles above the line and 3 ornamented triangles below the line; upper triangles are decorated with foliage patterns and lower triangles are decorated with animal and figural representations that include a foliage element. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a shield ornamented with a man's face wearing a crown; this central element is flanked on both sides by 2 composite man, bird, and lion creatures whose tails form curving vines of flowers, upon which 2 dragons climb.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with a central zigzagging line that forms 2 ornamented triangles above the line and 3 ornamented triangles below the line; upper triangles are decorated with foliage patterns and lower triangles are decorated with animal and figural representations that include a foliage element. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a shield ornamented with a man's face wearing a crown; this central element is flanked on both sides by 2 composite man, bird, and lion creatures whose tails form curving vines of flowers, upon which 2 dragons climb.
Artwork Details
- Title: Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 109 (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(111)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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