Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 11 (verso)
Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice, bound by Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd, British, active London after 1821.
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Design composed of 5 vertical columns. First column is decorated with an ornamented zigzagging line. Second column is decorated with a figure-8 motif with 2 'X's flanking it on the top and bottom. Third column is decorated with 2 intertwining lines forming ovals; the center oval contains a 4-petaled flower. Fourth column is decorated with an 'X' followed by a diamond, another 'X', and a backward 'S'. Fifth column is decorated with a series of diversely-patterned diagonal lines.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 5 vertical columns. First column is decorated with an ornamented zigzagging line. Second column is decorated with a figure-8 motif with 2 'X's flanking it on the top and bottom. Third column is decorated with 2 intertwining lines forming ovals; the center oval contains a 4-petaled flower. Fourth column is decorated with an 'X' followed by a diamond, another 'X', and a backward 'S'. Fifth column is decorated with a series of diversely-patterned diagonal lines.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 11 (verso)
- Publisher: Matteo Pagano (Italian, 1515–1588) , Venice
- Binder: Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd (British, active London after 1821)
- Date: 1554
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (19 x 15 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.15.2bis(22)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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