Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 9 (verso)
Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice.
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Design composed of 4 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with a pattern of mandorlas that each frame a 4-petaled flower in the center. Second register is decorated with 2 circles: left circle frames a bird standing on branches and right circle frames a bird feeding her babies in a nest. Third register is decorated with an alternating pattern of circles and quatrefoils that are superimposed with a Moresque pattern. Fourth register is decorated with a curving scroll upon which "IN CLITAVI RTUS" is inscribed.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 4 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with a pattern of mandorlas that each frame a 4-petaled flower in the center. Second register is decorated with 2 circles: left circle frames a bird standing on branches and right circle frames a bird feeding her babies in a nest. Third register is decorated with an alternating pattern of circles and quatrefoils that are superimposed with a Moresque pattern. Fourth register is decorated with a curving scroll upon which "IN CLITAVI RTUS" is inscribed.
Artwork Details
- Title: Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 9 (verso)
- Publisher: Matteo Pagano (Italian, 1515–1588) , Venice
- Date: 1563
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (25 x 20 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
- Object Number: 37.47.1(17)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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