La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 22 (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 4 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with an alternating pattern of a 4-petaled flower and circular interlace motif. Second register is decorated with an alternating pattern of a diamond-shaped interlace motif and a heart-shaped leaf. Third register is decorated with a curving vine of flowers and leaves, amongst which are birds and a dog. Fourth register is decorated in the center with a flower that has twisting and coiling vines of leaves, upon which a bird and peacock are perched.

La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 22 (verso), Giovanni Ostaus (Italian, active Venice ca. 1554–91) , Venice, Woodcut

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