Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 14 (recto)
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Design composed of 5 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with a pattern of snowflakes insides of diamonds. Second register is decorated with an alternating pattern of 'X's and diamonds with a sideways 'S' in the center. Third register is decorated with 2 lions flanking a tree in the middle. Fourth register is decorated with 4-petaled flowers inside of diamonds. Fifth register is decorated with an alternating pattern of snowflakes and diamonds.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 14 (recto)
- 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(27)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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