La Gloria et l'Honore di Ponti Tagliati, E Ponti in Aere, title page (recto)
Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Title printed in black surrounded by an architectural frame with curtains tied up at the sides. Below the frame in the center is a scene depicting 3 women sewing designs onto textiles. There is a landscape in the background.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Title printed in black surrounded by an architectural frame with curtains tied up at the sides. Below the frame in the center is a scene depicting 3 women sewing designs onto textiles. There is a landscape in the background.
Artwork Details
- Title: La Gloria et l'Honore di Ponti Tagliati, E Ponti in Aere, title page (recto)
- Publisher: Matteo Pagano (Italian, 1515–1588) , Venice
- Date: 1556
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
- Object Number: 29.59.1(1)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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