La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 21 (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 is printed upon a grid and is composed of 2 horizontal registers that are framed on the top and bottom by a border ornamented with a geometric pattern. Top register is decorated with series of dancing putti. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a circle framing a double-headed bird; flanking both sides of this central element is another bird connected to curving vines of leaves and flowers.