La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 13 (verso)

Publisher Giovanni Ostaus Italian
 Woodcut of Lucrezia designed by Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati) Italian

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Published by Giovanni Ostaus, Venice, woodcut of Lucrezia designed by Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati), Italian, Castelnuova di Garfagnana ca. 1520-1575 Venice.
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Design composed of 3 horizontal registers that are printed upon a grid. Top register is decorated with a central zigzagging line, above and below which are various floral and foliage motifs. Middle register is decorated with 2 intertwining lines that form diamonds, each framing a floral motif. Bottom register is decorated with an alternating pattern of an 'X' and a diamond; at the center of both shapes is a 4-petaled flower.

La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 13 (verso), Giovanni Ostaus (Italian, active Venice ca. 1554–91) , Venice, Woodcut

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