La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 17 (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.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 3 horizontal registers that are printed upon a grid. Top register is decorated with a pattern of 3-sided leaves. Middle register is decorated with coiling vines of small flowers, amongst which are birds and dogs. Bottom register is decorated with 3 sets of curving vines of flowers, fruit, and acorns; the left set of vines includes a shield flanked by 2 lions, the middle set includes 3 birds, and the right set includes 2 unicorns drinking from a fountain.

La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 17 (verso), Giovanni Ostaus (Italian, active Venice ca. 1554–91) , Venice, Woodcut

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